On Friday 18 February 2005 05:19, Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:53, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > > Rosemary McGillicuddy wrote: > > > Thought I had installed NTP using software installer but this is what I > > > get in terminal. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] rosemary]$ ntpd -q > > > bash: ntpd: command not found > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] rosemary]$ which ntp > > > which: no ntp in > > > (/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin/:/usr/games:/home > > >/r osemary/bin) [EMAIL PROTECTED] rosemary]$ > > > > > > > > > > > > It doesn't appear to have installed. > > > > > > I'll try looking at log files if I can work out how to find them > > > > > > Thanks > > > Rosemary > > > > Rosemary, > > This is because ntpd in in the /usr/sbin directory, and that is not on > > the path of a normal user. You would have to use "/usr/sbin/ntpd -q" > > instead. I am not sure, but I suspect you have to be root for it to > > actually change the system time. > > > > Mikkel > > Hmmm - it is in /etc and has ntp.conf there. Instructions say to add a > line to that file but I can't find how to get into it - I am a newbie! > Been looking at linux command pages but stuck. > Solong as I don't boot to windows the time is fine anyway! > > Cheers > Rosemary
Rosemary, Mandrake has a GUI to set up ntp so you do not need to edit text files if you do not want to. Install the package drakwizard and then open Mandrake Control Centre. You will see a new section called 'Server' in there is a wizard to set up ntp for you. And for future reference. If you do ever need to edit system files you must do it as root user. A simple way to become root user is to hit Alt+F2 end type kdesu konqueror in the box that will appear. This opens a copy of konqueror file manager as root user. Edit your files from there. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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