[gentoo-user] Setting the clock with ntp

[gentoo-user] Setting the clock with ntp

[Chris Stankevitz]

Hi,

What is the gentoo equivalent to this ubuntu command:

 apt-get install ntpdate && ntpdate pool.ntp.org

The first command installs ntpdate, a program that uses ntp to
immediately set the clock, even if it is going to be a large
adjustment.  The second comment tells ntpdate to sync the clock.

Thank you,

Chris

Re: [gentoo-user] Setting the clock with ntp

[staticsafe]

On Thu, Jun 06, 2013 at 06:21:32PM -0700, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> What is the gentoo equivalent to this ubuntu command:
> 
>  apt-get install ntpdate && ntpdate pool.ntp.org
> 
> The first command installs ntpdate, a program that uses ntp to
> immediately set the clock, even if it is going to be a large
> adjustment.  The second comment tells ntpdate to sync the clock.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Chris
> 

emerge ntp && ntpdate pool.ntp.org
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Re: [gentoo-user] Setting the clock with ntp

[Chris Stankevitz]

On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 6:30 PM, staticsafe <me@staticsafe.ca> wrote:
> emerge ntp && ntpdate pool.ntp.org

Thank you!

Chris

Re: [gentoo-user] Setting the clock with ntp

[William Kenworthy]

On 07/06/13 09:21, Chris Stankevitz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> What is the gentoo equivalent to this ubuntu command:
> 
>  apt-get install ntpdate && ntpdate pool.ntp.org
> 
> The first command installs ntpdate, a program that uses ntp to
> immediately set the clock, even if it is going to be a large
> adjustment.  The second comment tells ntpdate to sync the clock.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Chris
> 

emerge ntp && sntp -s <timeserver>

for continous syncing - check /etc/ntpd.conf

rc-update add ntpd

check syncing ntpq -p

BillK

Re: [gentoo-user] Setting the clock with ntp

[Dale]

Chris Stankevitz wrote:
> Hi,
>
> What is the gentoo equivalent to this ubuntu command:
>
>  apt-get install ntpdate && ntpdate pool.ntp.org
>
> The first command installs ntpdate, a program that uses ntp to
> immediately set the clock, even if it is going to be a large
> adjustment.  The second comment tells ntpdate to sync the clock.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Chris
>
>


I use this command for checking if the clock is getting synced and
accurate, enough.

ntpdate -b -u -q pool.ntp.org

If it happens to be way off, I remove the -q option and it will set the
clock, rather abruptly tho.  Someone posted that command for me AGES ago
so figured I would pass it on.  ;-)

Dale

:-)  :-) 

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