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Re: [SLE] Updating the system clock
  • From: "Jeff Dierking" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:05:38 -0800 (PST)
  • Message-id: <4952.134.39.50.32.1134756338.squirrel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

On Fri, December 16, 2005 9:34, Patrick Shanahan said:
> * Jeff Dierking <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [12-16-05 12:29]:
>> rcntp restart > /dev/null 2>&1
>
> Why don't you test to see if ntpd is running before arbitrarily
> restarting it?
> --

Because the restart forces a time sync.

There is no harm, IMO, of restarting the service.


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Jeff Dierking
jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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