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From: Franz Fripplfrappl 
Subject: Re: time server
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Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 09:03:10 -0600
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On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:59:37 +0000, SINNER wrote:

> * Franz Fripplfrappl wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:
>> On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:14:02 +0900, Dan N wrote:
> 
>>> On Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:15:14 +0000, Franz Fripplfrappl wrote:
> 
>>>> I've only had Ubuntu on this box for 3 weeks or so.  At first the
>>>> clock was in sync with Internet server(s), not it's not.  In fact, the
>>>> clock has gained nearly 20 minutes in past day or so.
> 
>>> I've never had much success with getting an ntp server going.  An easy
>>> alternative it to write a cron task that uses ntpdate to update the
>>> time at a regular interval.
> 
>>> Dan
> 
>> I never had problems while using Mandriva.  Will look into the cron
>> thing.
>>  Not sure how to write a task.  Thanks for tip.
> 
> Have a look at:
> 
> man ntpdate
> 
> Figure out what commandline options you want to use by trying them out on
> the commandline. When you have it twearked just the way you like:
> 
> $ sudo crontab -e
> 
> Will open roots crontab in vi
> 
> 'i' begins insert mode.
> On a new blank line
> * * * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate 
> 
> hit ESC to enter command mode
> 
> SHIFT zz to save and exit.
> 
> The asterix represent Minutes, Hours, Day of Month, Month, Day of Week.
> The above runs the task once a minute.
> 
> man cron
> 
> for more.


Thanks.  This will help me a great deal.
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