On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Björn Persson <bjorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On a typical setup ntpdate runs first (and exits) and syncs the clock close >> but not exactly on. If this is not done and the time is off by more than >> a certain amount then ntpd *WON'T* be able to sync things, and will exit >> with an error. >> >> Then after ntpdate gets things close, then ntpd keeps things in proper >> sync. > > The flag "-g" to NTPD should do the same thing in a cleaner way. This flag is > set in /etc/sysconfig/ntpd in Fedora 9. In my case, I have the flag "-g" already active: # more /etc/sysconfig/ntpd # Drop root to id 'ntp:ntp' by default. OPTIONS="-u ntp:ntp -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g" # Paul -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines