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On Sat, 26 Jul 2014 15:05:23 +0300, Alexander Kapshuk wrote: |
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> Which NTPd package would the list recommend using, ntp, openntpd, or |
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> some other package? |
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chrony - no competition, even for servers. ntpd is way overrated, |
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unnecessarily hard to setup correctly, fragile and contrary to |
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popular belief not even that accurate, unless you use external |
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HW clocks. Chrony is maintained by Red Hat in cooperation with the |
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timekeeping code in the kernel. |
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> openntpd seems to be easier to set up according to wiki.gentoo.org. |
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Many many years ago I helped port openntpd to Linux. It was OK-ish at |
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the time and easier/less hassle than ntpd, but the portable version for |
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Linux stopped working reliably many years ago due to kernel changes. |
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IMHO it really should no longer be in the tree since it gives a false |
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sense of accuracy. |
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just my 0.01€.. |
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-h |
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