jdow wrote:
> Keith, you should be utterly ashamed of yourself for that advise.
> The accuracy of rdate is generally extremely poor compared to the
> accuracy of a properly ntpd.
I'll grant the second sentence. I think the first is a bit harsh.
ntpd should be accurate to well within a second. rdate could be a few
seconds out.
But for many purposes, "a few seconds" is all you need.
Normally, it's much better to fix ntpd to work well. But if the Original
Poster needs a quick and dirty fix, an rdate in cron will give that...
James.
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