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Re: dom0 and timed



Daniel Hagerty wrote:
"Sarton O'Brien" <bsd-xen%roguewrt.org@localhost> writes:

This is more or less a curiosity ...

I configured dom0 with ntpd and timed -F localhost assuming that the most accurate time keeping will be on the dom0. It seems though that dom0 cannot act as a master.

    Why are you trying to run timed *and* ntpd?  timed is mostly a
historic relic in this day and age.

    No actual input on your problem...

CURRENT's ntp has been less than perfect. I have another thread going atm where ntpd is panicing my kernel. Prior to that, ntp failed to service requests ... or did so intermittently .... on a domu, ntpdate on boot is useless.

Anyway, the point of my xen system is to play with stuff. I've never bothered with timed and unless I'm mistaken, it does not synchronise with an internet server therefore ntp seems to be appropriate for the time keeper. The example given in the NetBSD docs is of this scenario so I saw no problem, in-fact, from memory I think it was reccomended.

Is there documentation stating timed is deprecated? If it is merely historic, why is it in current? I found the use of broadcast and no config quite alluring due to the issues I've had with ntp ... and the frequency with which I create new domus.

Sarton



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