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Date:      Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:27:17 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.Strobl@gmx.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Ntpd assistance
Message-ID:  <20040922172717.280ed3af.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
In-Reply-To: <200409222152.12582.Emanuel.Strobl@gmx.net>
References:  <415197F9.3080901@verizon.net> <200409222152.12582.Emanuel.Strobl@gmx.net>

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Emanuel Strobl <Emanuel.Strobl@gmx.net> wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, 22. September 2004 17:19 schrieb alden.pierre:
> > /etc/rc.conf contains the following:
> >
> > ntpdate_enable="YES"
> > ntpdate_flags="timex.cs.columbia.edu"
> > xntpd_enable="YES"        # Run ntpd Network Time Protocol
> >
> > /etc/ntpd.conf contains the following:
>        ^^^^^^^^^
> 
> Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't ntpd 4.1 use ntp.conf instead of 
> ntpd.conf?
> 
> You can try -c /etc/ntpd.conf
> 
> -Harry

In addition to this minor error ...

I don't believe you can reliably run both ntpdate and xntpd.  Besides,
if you plan to run xntpd anyway, just set xntpd_flags="-g" and it will
behave the same as ntpdate at startup, as well as running continually
to ensure your clock stays synced.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com



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