I did mine a slightly differnet, but probally easier, way. My problem was that
I was losing time, but it's still fixed the same. Just put "rdate -s
time.nist.gov" into a file, like mine is called "updatetime" and then move that
file into /etc/cron.hourly/ Now it'll automatically update the time every hour.
While it's not every 15 minutes like the solution below, it still is often
enough that you shouldn't notice.
> setup nntpd (or xntpd)
> all of the following is done as root
> and then call /sbin/hwclock --systohc in a cron
>
> my ntp.conf looks like this:
> # These are EST time server! need to use a time server in your timezone
> server 128.118.25.3
> server 192.220.202.75
> make sure that xntpd is set to start at boot use linuxconf, or just
>
> cd /etc/rc.d/rc3.d
> ln -s ../init.d/xntpd S70xntp
> cd /etc/rc.d/rc5.d
> ln -s ../init.d/xntpd s70xntp
>
> now
> type crontab -e
> and add something like this
> 00,15,30,45 * * * * /sbin/hwclock --systohc
>
> the above will set the bios clock to the linux clock ever 15 minutes.
> this will also ensure that once you boot/start linux xntp will go out
> and set
> you linux clock to the current time.
>
> Michelle Schneider wrote:
> >
> > Ever since I had a power outage while running Linux my clock has been messed
> > up. It gains several hours a day. The first thing I do every day is reset the
> > clock. I'm running Mandrake 6.0.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Michelle
> > --
> > "Just because kittens are born in the hearth oven, that doesn't make them
> > muffins." Kahlan Amnell in _Temple of the Winds_ by Terry Goodkind.
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