Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 10:30:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Pepper <pepper@reppep.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/44286: /etc/defaults/rc.conf uses the obsolete ntpdate Message-ID: <200210201730.g9KHU2Gc059449@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR misc/44286; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Chris Pepper <pepper@reppep.com> To: Ceri Davies <setantae@submonkey.net> Cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/44286: /etc/defaults/rc.conf uses the obsolete ntpdate Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 13:24:38 -0400 At 2:37 PM +0100 2002/10/20, Ceri Davies wrote: >On Sat, Oct 19, 2002 at 06:29:34PM -0400, Chris Pepper wrote: > >> Note: The functionality of this program is now available in the ntpd(8) >> program. See the -q command line option in the ntpd(8) page. After a >> suitable period of mourning, the ntpdate program is to be retired from >> this distribution. > >I seem to remember a discussion regarding this about six months or so ago, >where the outcome was that ntpd -q does *not* do the same thing, or at least >not reliably enough. Then ntpdate.8 needs to be amended to state that ntpd is in process of taking over for ntpdate, rather than being a complete drop-in replacement at present. Chris > Note: The functionality of this program is now available in the ntpd(8) > program. See the -q command line option in the ntpd(8) page. After a > suitable period of mourning, the ntpdate program is to be retired from > this distribution. -- Chris Pepper: <http://www.reppep.com/~pepper/>; Rockefeller University: <http://www.rockefeller.edu/>; To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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