Re: clock running fast

From: Javier Henderson (Javier_at_KJSL.COM)
Date: 12/30/04

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    Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 11:37:04 -0800
To: Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>

    > > /usr/sbin/ntpd -c /etc/ntp.conf -p /var/run/ntpd.pid \
    > > - -f /var/db/ntpd.drift
    >
    > It's generally recommended that you never trust your own clock since
    > it's completely crap as time sources go. It's also recommended that you
    > use at least 5 time sources to avoid problems with bad clocks.

    But isn't that what the drift file is for, to improve the accuracy of
    the local clock during those times when the configured NTP servers aren't
    available?

    -jav
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