On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Björn Persson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> # /sbin/service ntpd status >> ntpd (pid 2059) is running... >> # >> >> ntpdate tries to start at booting. So, should I disable it? Which one >> of the two should I have running in order to have always a correct >> time on my computer? > > If you usually leave your computer running and reboot it only when there's an > update to Linux or GlibC, then you should use NTPD. It polls its servers > periodically and keeps your clock synchronized. If you only turn the computer > on for an hour every day, then it may be better to run NTPdate to set the > clock at boot. Somewhere between these two extremes is a grey area. I don't > know exactly where.
Thanks, Björn, for your explanation. Usually, I boot my computer early in the morning, and I turn it off before going to sleep. Not everyday, but most of the days. Paul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
