On Apr 2, 2007, at 11:32 AM, Ken Godee wrote: >> Ok. I'm looking at a client that needs to keep their server time >> close as reasonably possible (within a minute) of the actual time >> of day. I've installed the RPM for NTP and I'm looking for tips >> on what the simplest setup should be, ie: >> What server(s) should I be using for sync? >> Should I just run it from a cron every 20 minutes or so? > > I do wish it would prefer the time server offered by DHCP:-( I'd > rather sync one computer over the Internet, and the rest off my > local network. how large is your local network? arguably you should be using at least two, and ideally three, timeservers on the local network; ntp works ok with only one source of time, but times will converge much more quickly with multiple sources of time. don't run 'ntpdate' from a cron job; that defeats the whole purpose of running ntpd. -steve -- If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as an improbable fiction. - Fabian, Twelfth Night, III,v