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Re: bin/53813: ntpdate should print usage if not provided a server on commandline



The following reply was made to PR bin/53813; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: bin/53813: ntpdate should print usage if not provided a server
 on commandline
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 10:12:43 +0100

 On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 06:30:00AM +0000, edgar%pettijohn-web.com@localhost wrote:
 > If you start ntpdate without any arguments you get this helpful text:
 > 
 > ntpdate[23355]: no servers can be used, exiting
 > 
 > If provided with the "usage" text it would be easier for the user to discover their mistake.
 
 You don't have to provide a server on command line, it can use the servers
 from ntp.conf. The above message can be because of e.g. transient network
 failure.
 
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 Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
      NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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