Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:13:24 +0000 (UTC) From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@FreeBSD.org> To: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r187782 - in head: etc/rc.d share/man/man5 Message-ID: <200901272013.n0RKDOBR095434@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: keramida (doc committer) Date: Tue Jan 27 20:13:24 2009 New Revision: 187782 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/187782 Log: When synchronizing the clock at system startup time, use both the -g and -q options. They do a slightly different thing and both are necessary when the time difference is large. Noticed by: danger, in the forums Approved by: roberto MFC after: 1 week Modified: head/etc/rc.d/ntpd head/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 Modified: head/etc/rc.d/ntpd ============================================================================== --- head/etc/rc.d/ntpd Tue Jan 27 19:56:38 2009 (r187781) +++ head/etc/rc.d/ntpd Tue Jan 27 20:13:24 2009 (r187782) @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ntpd_precmd() rc_flags="-c ${ntpd_config} ${ntpd_flags}" if checkyesno ntpd_sync_on_start; then - rc_flags="-g $rc_flags" + rc_flags="-q -g $rc_flags" fi if [ -z "$ntpd_chrootdir" ]; then Modified: head/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 ============================================================================== --- head/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 Tue Jan 27 19:56:38 2009 (r187781) +++ head/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 Tue Jan 27 20:13:24 2009 (r187782) @@ -2065,12 +2065,16 @@ If set to .Xr ntpd 8 is run with the .Fl g -flag, which syncs the system's clock on startup. +and +.Fl q +flags, which syncs the system's clock on startup. See .Xr ntpd 8 for more information regarding the .Fl g -option. +and +.Fl q +options. This is a preferred alternative to using .Xr ntpdate 8 or specifying the
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