Ralf Mardorf <[email protected]> wrote: > Does "jump the clock" mean that the time is synced hard, ignoring > timestamps?
Yes. Ntpdate is as likely to set the clock back as it is to put it forward. Your applications might be able to cope with a second being only 800ms long, but databases and the like get very upset if they "know" the time's 18:01:56 and suddenly it's now only 18:01:55 (for example). Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
