Re: ntpdate

[Hanasaki JiJi <hanasaki@hanaden.com>]

bet ntpd is running.  it is the time server deamon that ntpdate talks 
to.  They use the same port.

Generally,
	run ntpd on one box on a segment / building
	it syncs w/ the outside world
	all clients inside ntpdate [host of your ntpd]

bytor1@telia.com wrote:
> Hello I am having a problem with ntpdate and wonder if someone could give 
> me  a clue.  I have used apt-get to install ntpdate and I have found 
> three ntp servers which I would like use.  My problem is how do I get it 
> up and running.  I do not have a permanent internet connection so that is 
> why I was thinking of using ntpdate with cron to update the time when I 
> am on line.  
> I used this 
> /usr/sbin/ntpdate ntp.lth.se clock.netcetera.dk clock2.netcetera.dk
> and got this response
>  9 Aug 15:55:53 ntpdate[31009]: the NTP socket is in use, exiting
> I am not sure if this is right but it does not seem like it to me.  
> Thanks for any help,
> Clyde