[BUGS] ntpdate/ntpd at startup (was: Dovecot not starting on startup)

[Andrew Reilly]

Hi all,

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:13:41 +1000
Jerahmy Pocott <quakenet1 at optusnet.com.au> wrote:

> I'm just going to revert to using ntpdate instead of the -g flag to  
> ntpd like I always used to..
> 
> If ntpdate is really going to disappear we need something better than  
> the current state of things..

When I read about ntpdate -b going away, I read up on ntpd, and
have just switched over to using that as intended: a PLL that
keeps the clock in synch.  Any particular reason not to go that
way too?

My only problem with ntpd is that it gives up too easily.  I run
djbdns/tinydns under supervise for name service, and supervise
starts more or less last.  After ntpd, anyway.  So ntpd starts
up, can't find any of the pool servers, and just sits there,
doing nothing, forever.  I have to remember to /etc/rc.d/ntpd
restart.  Hmm.  I should just put that in rc.local...  Yes,
there are clearly lots of ways to "fix" this, but having
ntpd try again every now and then would be a big win, in my
opinion...

Cheers,

-- 
Andrew