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

[Thom May]

* Michael Hipp (Michael at Hipp.com) wrote :
> What do all these different daemons/utilities do?
> 
> 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?
On a server I'd recommend using something like openntpd or ntp-server to                                                                                      
ensure your clock is accurate.                                                                                                                                
It's extremely important that a server keeps good time so that the admin can                                                                                  
properly diagnose problems that may only be reported after the event.                                                                                         
-T