Re: ntpdate

["Brooks R. Robinson" <debian@cox.net>]

On Sat, Dec 21, 2002 at 10:46:12AM -0600, Sonny Kupka wrote:
> I have ntpdate installed on woody.. and it's not automagically keeping my 
> system in sync..
> 
> I have to run ntpdate restart manually to get the clock updated.. Anyone 
> have a clue as to what I need to do to fix this situation?

I put a follwoing in a file <ntpdate> in the /etc/cron.d/ to keep my system in sync:

0 0 * * *       root    /usr/sbin/ntpdate -u -b time.nist.gov

This updates every day at midnight...

HTH,

Brooks