On 18.10.06 16:42, Ron Johnson wrote: > On 10/18/06 14:36, harm wrote: > > i think i should read those /usr/share/doc files more often :p > > > > however, ntpdate is only started once (on bootup) and it never needs to > > resync afterwords ? since its not in ps aux... > > Of course it's not listed in "ps aux" because it's not a continuous > runner like ntp. > > I put this in my root crontab: > > #!/bin/sh > 3 */3 * * * /etc/init.d/ntpdate start && /sbin/hwclock --systohc > > Hey, that's odd. The file is gone, but the cron job still runs.
don't do that. use ntp daemon if you need to _synchronize_ your time. ntpdate in crontab is NOT a time synchronization. people doing that caused ntpdate disappear from next releases of ntp. -- Matus UHLAR - fantomas, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; http://www.fantomas.sk/ Warning: I wish NOT to receive e-mail advertising to this address. Varovanie: na tuto adresu chcem NEDOSTAVAT akukolvek reklamnu postu. Windows 2000: 640 MB ought to be enough for anybody -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
