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Carlos E. R. wrote:
The Tuesday 2006-10-31 at 08:25 +0200, Hylton Conacher(ZR1HPC) wrote:
Using the command of 'watch -n 1 tail -10 /var/log/ntp' I see that the
Use "tail -f /var/log/ntp" or "tailf /var/log/ntp" instead
I initially started with tail and tailf but I find that then the displayed log grows as each entry is added. With 'watch the cli I am using the displayed log is a max of 10 lines and it is updated every second. I actually prefer the 10 line version as I do not need to see the last 30 or so entries. Heck in theory I could change the 10 to a 1. :)
ntp daemon only checks at certain intervals for a time server. Which ntp configuration file could I edit to shorten/lengthen the time between the ntp checks? The last check was at 07h29 and the time now is 08h24 and it hasn't checked inbetween.
No, that's the wrong conclussion.
The fact that the daemon doesn't log anything doesn't mean that it hasn't checked the time in the interval. It may have done it hundreds of times for all you know.
And you can not modify when ntp sees fit to check the time. This ^^^^ answers my question about changing its frequency between updates.
If this configuration is not available, what command could I issue to initiate an ntp time check against the internet ntp servers ie after I have enabled the net connection?
Do not use the ntp daemon unless your connection is permanent. I hear you however I do have an ADSL cnx. I am a very cautious person and I shut the machine down each night mainly due to unreliable power. When I start the machine in the morning, I leave kinternet connected so
:( that the ntp daemon can sync. When I see it has I 'hang-up' on kinternet. Tnx Carlos