-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 2010-08-31 13:37, Lars Müller wrote:
On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 01:28:53PM +0200, Carlos E. R. wrote:
This suggestion is misleading and not needed.
This suggestion is proper and proven.
It is not as this might lead to non continous time changes. That's why running ntpd on a host all the time compared to calling ntpdate called by cron is of advantage.
Calling ntpd is not advisable for everybody. Only if you have a permanent internet connection. And before that, you have to correct the base problem.
Hey, your advice is not the correct way to address time issues. That's it. There is nothing to add as James already gave the correct instructions.
Yes, it is, and you should know it. When people start adjusting the clock one direction and the other, the /etc/adjtime file gets "confused" with wrong data. It is typically responsible for the clock jumping hours forward or backwards on every single boot. This has been known for ages, and the proper advice is to delete that file after manually adjusting the clock - and then add ntp services if you like. If you don't believe me, just read the clock threads going back for a decade, and find out how many people had their clock problem solved by just deleting that file - which is then recreated correctly by the suse clock scripts. Using NTP is just the same as setting the clock manually, but instead, automatically. Every time you move the clock, the adjtime file is adjusted too, recording how fast or slow the system clock is compared to the CMOS clock. Jump it one hour, and the file will record that, and repeat it on boot. That's the problem, and it is known. - -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 11.2 x86_64 "Emerald" GM (Elessar)) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkx8/HgACgkQU92UU+smfQW8fACcCDaNTyWqCIBus7ZCOMi/+v+Y pLkAoIw+7Mz1GcVSeHWZqVUoniBNdDjr =H+ao -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org