On 10/23/07, Boris Goldberg  wrote:

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>   It's always better to don't run a demon if you don't have to. :)

That sort of remark has often started endless debates. :)
For me, trusting rdate to provide time or using ntpd for it is pretty

much the same, but feel free to disagree. There are no risk-free

activities.
In my book, ntpd gets the job done with less administrative work and

it's made by the same people I trust to provide me with a sensible and

secure system.
>   Talking  about  a "more work"
If using site.tgz this sort of thing is rather a moot point.
> Anyway, for the last five years no version of OBSD (including  4.2) worked for

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> me without tuning a kernel, so an extra line in a crontab is nothing. :)

If you haven't already, it might be wise to track the issue and report

it. Most of my things requiring post-install kernel config got fixed

over the next release, so I'm a happy camper.
Cheers,
Rogier
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