> NTP keeps in touch with time servers like time.nist.gov on more or less > a constant basis, it uses the data it gets back to not only set your > clock, but fine-tune it so it runs at the right speed. Rather than > running every day or so it stays connected as much as possible. It runs > as a service, not a cron-job.
But it is more complex to setup and configure. At least that is what I have heard. rdate is simple, just install it, set up a daily or twice daily rdate cron job, and you have it. I have not tried ntpd, though as I said, I have heard it is harder to set up. -- Michael GnuPG Fingerprint: 4C56 7C23 8BD9 8B39 C4D4 B8F3 42FB 3634 31B5 E963
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