On Friday 16 December 2005 19:32, Paul W. Abrahams wrote:
I have indeed configured it in Yast now, and it's running as we speak. But I'm still curious why it was necessary to do that. I would have thought that the best default would be to start ntpd on boot rather than not to start ntpd on boot. So this is a "why" question, not a "how" question.
I'd say leaving it off by default forces the owner/admin to select an appropriate time server. I'm certain it is presumed that the owner/admin will perform this task when there is a problem with the system's time or it needs to be synced with other systems.
I'll know in a day or so if it "just works", but I expect at this point that it will. And I have no doubt that the creators of the ntp system got it right. But I'm still curious about certain aspects of how it works.
Curiosity is a great motivator, isn't it? ;-) I did the same thing... didn't like setting something up that I didn't understand. After 'digesting' the minute details (pun intended,) I set it up and promply forgot them. Now, unless I encounter a problem, I just let ntpd do it's thing. regards, - Carl