On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 17:29:59 +0200 Rudy Gevaert <rudy@zeus.UGent.be> wrote: > On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 09:27:43AM -0400, Johann Koenig wrote: > > > > What indication do you have that ntpdate is not running? Maybe you > > could add a line: > > touch /home/user/ntpdateisworking > > to the script. Reboot, if the file exists, ntpdate ran. > > > > If your date is off, try checking your timezone (tzconfig). > > I added the line and it runs at boot. Don't forget to remove that line now :) > A possible answer is that the network in the building was down when > the power was turned on this weekend. (As an other server had the > wrong time too). You might want to consider the ntp-simple package instead. I believe it syncs your time at times other than boot. apt-cache show ntp-simple However, it says ntpdate is better for computers with intermittent 'net access, so depending on your situation, you have to make the decision. -- -johann koenig Now Playing: MU330 - Hey Now : Still Standing (Disc 2) Today is Pungenday, the 4th day of Bureaucracy in the YOLD 3169 My public pgp key: http://mental-graffiti.com/pgp/johannkoenig.pgp
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