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Re: Error when starting NetBSD



Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> No
> 
> 
> I have 'ntpd=YES'
> 
> Do I need both; or just one?
> 
According to manpages ntpd runs continously, regularly synchronizing time while
ntpdate updates it only once.
Neither is needed; Time can be always updated manually. It's rather a convenience
tool to keep time correct (As most hardware clocks deviate it pretty quickly)

Todd Gruhn <tgruhn2%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
> I have a file called '/etc/resolv.conf' -- is it still needed?
Yes, as it'sa resolver configuration file which is used every time it needs to
resolve a domain/hostname that's not in /etc/hosts (so basically all)
-- 
pl of szwajn.net



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