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Subject: Re: XNTP help
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 15:56:06 -0800
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Do you have the xntpd daemon starts at boot time, i.e., in rc.local. If it
is then the problem is little bit envolved? let me know how you fixed it?
Majid Almassari, MSEE, MCP.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Mark Einreinhof <mark@cx559415-b.ftwal1.fl.home.com>
To: Freebsd-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 8:28 AM
Subject: XNTP help


> OK, I'm getting really frustrated. Reading the man for xntpd, I'm left
> with the impression that xntpd goes out and gets the time sync every
> now and then. However, on my machine, it keeps losing time. After a
> reboot, the time is fixed, but then slowly moves ahead of the correct
> time. Currently it is 1hr 14minutes ahead and I just rebooted it last
> night.
>
> ps -ax displays:
> 257  ??  S<s    0:21.19 xntpd -b -c /etc/ntp.conf -f /etc/ntp.drift
>
> Entry in rc.conf:
> xntpd -b -c /etc/ntp.conf -f /etc/ntp.drift
>
> Entry ntp.conf:
> server tick.uh.edu
>
> Do I need to set up a cron job for this? Did I type something wrong?
>
> **********************************************
> The box said "requires Win95 or better"...
> So I installed it on FreeBSD;-)
> 'Anonymous'
> **********************************************
>
>
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