[TriLUG] How to get ntpd to work

[Joseph Tate]

If your computer is too far behind or ahead, it won't catch up using
ntp alone.  Usually startup scripts use rdate or ntpdate to set the
clock initially, and then ntp to keep it in sync.  Try that, and post
back if you still have problems.


On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 14:03:01 -0500, Randall Barlow
<rpbarlow at eos.ncsu.edu> wrote:
> Well, I have another time related question.  How do you get ntpd to
> work?  I have it starting up on boot fine (says "OK").  I also have the
> ntpd.conf file set up with the line "servers pool.ntp.org" so that it
> picks the servers randomly.  And I also have the line in rc.conf that
> says 'ntpd_flags=""' (without the single quotes...).  However, my
> computer is still behind by about 4 minutes.  Anything I forgot?
> 
> Randy
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