for some months I've had trouble with automatic time updates BOTH under XP Prof (I dual boot) and Fedora 9 Under F9 I get an error if I force an update! ---------------------------------------- > From: bjorn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 18:20:02 +0200 > Subject: Re: Ntpdate fails to start > > Paul Smith wrote: >> On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Björn Persson >>> If you usually leave your computer running and reboot it only when >>> there's an update to Linux or GlibC, then you should use NTPD. It polls >>> its servers periodically and keeps your clock synchronized. If you only >>> turn the computer on for an hour every day, then it may be better to run >>> NTPdate to set the clock at boot. Somewhere between these two extremes is >>> a grey area. I don't know exactly where. >> >> Thanks, Björn, for your explanation. Usually, I boot my computer >> early in the morning, and I turn it off before going to sleep. Not >> everyday, but most of the days. > > OK. On the one hand, if your computer stays on for 15 hours or so, that's > probably plenty of time for NTPD to adjust itself, learn how the local clock > drifts and whatever else it does. On the other hand you may decide that > setting the clock once a day keeps it accurate enough for you. > > Björn Persson _________________________________________________________________ Want to do more with Windows Live? Learn “10 hidden secrets” from Jamie. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008 -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
