David J Taylor <david-tay...@blueyonder.neither-this-bit.nor-this-bit.co.uk> wrote: > j...@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote: > [] >> The point is LOTS of places have extensive procedures in place that >> must be followed before any software on production systems can be >> changed, including applying vendor supplied and recommended patches. >> >> While I have free reign to do anything I want with my systems, such is >> not the case for many of my client's systems. > > Oh, indeed, but I might ask why my client was still running, or had chosen > to install in the first place, such outdated versions of software, before > taking on those systems. But that's life, I suppose. > > Cheers, > David
Solaris 10 Update 6 IS the latest release of Solaris and the provided NTP is nowhere near the latest downloadable version of NTP. I would have to check, but I am pretty sure the same is true for HP-UX. Not everyone runs Linux nor do they usually choose a OS for a rather obscure feature like NTP. To get back to the original topic, it seems to me if one really cares about absolute time, having just one hardware clock is not a very robust solution no matter what OS or version of NTP is being used. I have one client that does care and has GPS timeserver appliances at several sites with all the sites using all the NTP servers as potential sources so failing a major catastrophe at all sites, there is redundancy. -- Jim Pennino Remove .spam.sux to reply. _______________________________________________ questions mailing list questions@lists.ntp.org https://lists.ntp.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
