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Re: ntp and multiple OSes



On Jun 12, 2014, at 11:03 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:

> Why do you need to step the clock?  It is better to install ntp and
> adjust the rate of the clock so that every tick is seen but adjusted
> to be in time with the rest of the world.

NTP, as configured by the default Debian package, also steps the clock -- but only once at boot time.  The rest of the time it acts as you describe -- which is, as you point out, much better for the "usual case".

Rick

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