ntp vs. ntp-server vs. ntp-simple vs. ntpdate?

[Christian Bjälevik]

tis 2006-10-17 klockan 15:11 -0500 skrev Michael Hipp:
> What do all these different daemons/utilities do?
For more info about what they do you can read the descriptions. A simple
apt-cache show $package will give you that.

> I'm trying to decide which is the simplest one I can use to keep my 
> server periodically sync'ed to a local NTP server.
> 
> Microsecond accuracy is not particularly important.
> 
> Should I go for a daemon or something that runs in cron?
If you don't actually need a server you should be okey with ntpdate + a
cron entry to run it as often as you like.

> Thanks,
> Michael Hipp
> Heber Springs, Arkansas, USA
> 

Cheers, /C
-- 
Christian Bjälevik <nafallo at ubuntu.com>
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