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Subject: Re: Add ntpdate_hosts to rc.conf
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John Marshall wrote:
> Alex,
> 
> 
>>If you choose to use ntpd, your problem goes away. 
> 
> 
> Thank you for your words of wisdom, but I don't have a problem - I
> solved one. I didn't post to the list in order to start a discussion
> about ntpd or ntpdate.
> 
> My only reason for posting was to point out that FreeBSD's ntpdate RC
> script uses a variable which is not defined in the default rc.conf (and
> doesn't seem to be documented anywhere).
> 
> If this is the wrong kind of content for this list - sorry guys.
> 
> If nobody's interested in taking up my suggestion of fixing this, that's
> fine too. I just thought I'd try and do the right thing.

Your contribution is appreciated. I am planning to take a look at this soon.

Doug

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