smb@research.att.com (Steve Bellovin) writes:
> I've found that at boot time, ntpdate isn't running properly, because 
> named isn't ready for it.  I've found that putting in a few seconds 
> delay before it starts solves the problem.  Is there a simpler 
> solution?  Am I missing something?

        /etc/hosts ??? 

I gave up trying to add delays to allow bind to start.  It was easier
to just append the half-dozen addresses I needed for booting to
/etc/hosts.  It is a bit of a maintenance hassle to keep it in sync
with the addresses bind finds, but it beats a hung boot or improperly
started daemons.

-wolfgang
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Wolfgang S. Rupprecht 		     http://www.wsrcc.com/wolfgang/