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- ntpdate doesn't parse the /etc/ntp.conf file. The program
- ntpdate-debian is provided that reads its server list from
- /etc/default/ntpdate or alternatively from /etc/ntp.conf.
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- ntpdate is run whenever a network interface is brought up. To adjust
- this behavior, the file /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate should be edited.
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- Note that ntpdate is *not* really intended to be used by hosts with
- good network connectivity. The "ntp" package, which provides a
- persistent daemon that does a better job of keeping system time than
- even a cron'ed invocation of ntpdate, is a better choice for systems
- with good network connectivity. If all you want is to set the clock
- to a reasonable value once in a while, a more light-weight package
- like "rdate" can also do the job.
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