On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:53:43 +0200, Mauro wrote: > On 11 September 2012 16:48, Camaleón <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:54:59 +0200, Mauro wrote: >> >>> On 11 September 2012 10:58, Chris Davies <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> Mauro <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> I think the best solution is uninstall ntp and use ntpdate with >>>>> cron. >>>> >>>> Not a particularly good solution for a number of reasons. Mainly, >>>> though, you need to be aware that ntpdate is quite likely to jump the >>>> clock. >>> >>> If ntp stops running with apparently no reasons I don't know what else >>> I can do. I need to have time synchronized between my servers. >> >> You can try a different approach: do not run ntpd as daemon but using >> cron and see how it goes :-? > > What's the difference of running ntpdate instead ntp with cron?
Well, AFAIK they're different packages for different purposes, other than that, I can't tell. But if you search for a full replacement of "ntp" functionalities (client/server) you can look at "openntpd" and "chrony". Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
