He can do that if he wants to. That was why the -q option was designed
into ntpd-- one time setting of the clock time. However it cannot create
a drift file. If he wants a drift file then as you say, he must run it
continuously.
You could look at it that way, Bill, if all he needs is a one-off setting.
However, Prashant says he wants to run it periodically, which doesn't
really make sense. Rather than a periodic run, he should leave ntpd
running continuously, which is what ntpd is designed for.
Prashant, the fact that the server capability is already built-in to ntpd
in no way detracts from using ntpd just as a client for your PC to keep
the time spot-on. Just leave it running all the time as it uses very
little resources. It will then compute the drift information after (IIRC)
one hours of running, and it will keep your PC clock correct by adjusting
the rate, rather than bang-bang adjustments of the time.
Cheers,
David
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