On Thu, Aug 06, 2009 at 10:54:34AM -0400, Perry E. Metzger wrote: > > Frank Kardel <kar...@netbsd.org> writes: > > Actually we can retire ntpdate in rc unless we are very tight on > > memory. ntpd_flags should add the -g flag. This allows for a big > > (time setting) initial (and only one time) step in ntpd. > > I was made aware of that a few days ago. > > If we go that route, however, we will have to move ntpd to start much > earlier (where ntpdate currently runs), because various tools like the > kdc stuff require that the time be properly set before they execute. > > I'm willing to do that for -current but not for 5.0 (the fixes now in > -current are being pulled up.)
Huh? The change itself is controversial, so it should NOT be pulled up right now. Bernd