Boris Goldberg  wrote:

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> Hello Rogier,

>

> Tuesday, October 23, 2007, 9:01:32 AM, you wrote:

>

> RK> On 10/23/07, Boris Goldberg  wrote:

> >> You  don't  really  need ntpd on all systems. One (timeserver)

> >> runs ntpd, and others use rdate, called from cron (once a day is

> >> usually enough).

>

> RK> While your suggestion would work, it would also entail more work

> RK> without adding benefit. Upon install, you get the question of

> RK> whether you want to use ntpd. Starting with 4.2, it even asks for

> RK> a specific NTP server.

>

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

>   Talking  about  a "more work" - I don't think that someone avoiding

> small "after  install"  tuning  like  this  should  be taking care of

> any network besides his home one. ;) Anyway, for the last five years

> no version of OBSD (including  4.2) worked for me without tuning a

> kernel, so an extra line in a crontab is nothing. :)

>

I hope nobody takes what you say seriously. Running rdate instead of

ntpd like you describe is wrong for many reasons which have been stated

over and over in the last few years. Please do not spread wrong

information around, and do your homework before giving others advice

on what you think is good sysadmin practice.