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Peter Humphrey wrote: |
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> On Tuesday, 29 August 2017 14:56:34 BST J. Roeleveld wrote: |
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>> On 29 August 2017 14:52:45 GMT+02:00, Stroller |
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> <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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>>> Hello, |
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>>> |
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>>> Any recommendations for a simple NTP client? |
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>>> |
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>>> I was surprised to find the clock wrong when I logged into one of my |
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>>> systems today. |
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>>> |
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>>> On another system I have net-misc/ntp installed. On it I have: |
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>>> $ ls -1 /etc/runlevels/default/*ntp* |
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>>> /etc/runlevels/default/ntp-client |
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>>> /etc/runlevels/default/ntpd |
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>>> $ |
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>>> |
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>>> I *think* this is because ntp-client is designed not to make large |
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>>> adjustments, so ntpd is run at startup in case the clock is too far |
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>>> out. |
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>>> |
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>>> Ideally I'd like a program that performs both roles. |
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>>> |
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>>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions, |
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>>> |
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>>> Stroller. |
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>> I switched over to chrony some time ago and it actually does what I would |
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>> logically expect ntpd to do. |
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>> |
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>> It's in portage. |
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> Me too; many years ago, when ntpd was far less capable than it seems to be |
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> now. |
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> |
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> Chrony was designed to cope with long periods of not being connected to the |
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> internet, as in a laptop. It will step the clock at startup (you can adjust |
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> the size threshold) and slew it thereafter. It also keeps statistics of your |
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> hardware clock's performance and uses them to keep as fine a control as you |
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> like. |
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> |
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> It just works. Fit and forget. |
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> |
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Same here. For some reason, I updated NTP and it wouldn't work |
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anymore. I tried different configs and even a fresh config, still |
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wouldn't work. I switched to chrony and the only thing I recall |
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changing, the server it checks in with. I found a few that were really |
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close and the data could go really fast. I still have ntp installed |
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tho. I use that command to see if it is working still, once in a blue |
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moon. |
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<<<<< ntpdate -b -u -q pool.ntp.org >>>>> |
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server 4.53.160.75, stratum 2, offset -0.002993, delay 0.07785 |
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server 138.236.128.112, stratum 2, offset -0.005360, delay 0.08356 |
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server 208.76.53.137, stratum 2, offset -0.003967, delay 0.06667 |
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server 173.203.211.73, stratum 2, offset 0.003827, delay 0.06401 |
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29 Aug 13:18:11 ntpdate[842]: step time server 173.203.211.73 offset |
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0.003827 sec |
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For me, that's close enough. ;-) |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |
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