ntpdate -t 20 time.nist.gov

Perfect way to update it.
Slap that in cron every day or so.

On 12/7/05, Darrin Chandler <dwchandler@stilyagin.com> wrote:
> Kenneth wrote:
>
> >I'm running ntpd on Mandriva LE2005.  It is set up to get and keep the time
> >for the local machine, but is not set up as a server.  My problem is that
> >every once in a while (once every few weeks), it loses track of the time.  I
> >can find no error messages in the logs, and the process is still running and
> >using a little CPU time in this state.  Has anyone seen this, or have any
> >ideas at all how I could track down the problem?
> >
> >I don't suspect this is related to the distro but seems to be a problem with
> >ntpd itself.  Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> Loses track of time how? Is it off by an hour, or the clock just drifts
> away slowly, or it's off by a few minutes but steady?
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