Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 11:59:33 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: randy // fBSD <freebsd@randys.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ntpdate and clock Message-ID: <14956.29957.385328.201918@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <76599524@toto.iv>
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randy // fBSD <freebsd@randys.org> types: > Thanks to those who helped with my clock situation. I am using ntpdate as a cron > to update the time every hour. Now it seems that my clock is off by at least -.014 > seconds every hour. Is this normal? Why is off so much in one hour? Well, that amounts to about a 1/3rd of a second a day, which most people would consider to be pretty accurate. Do you have other systems (or clocks) that are noticeably more accurate than that? I'd say ignore it; it's small enough you're not going to get jumps in the clock; just adjustments. Actually, if you're always connected, I'd recommend running ntpd instead of ntpdate out of cron. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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