HIP:PMP:ntpdate

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Download NTP

[NTP: The Network Time Protocol]

(the version i got)
wget http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntp_spool/ntp4/ntp-4.2.2p4.tar.gz

Configure with -static, run make

cd ntp-4.2.2p4/
./configure CFLAGS="-static"
make

Copy ntpdate to PMP

cd to ntpdate/
scp ntpdate root@pmp2:/usr/local/bin

Run at startup

  • I'm not sure of the proper way to do this
touch /etc/init.d/sync_time
vi /etc/init.d/sync_time
...
#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/bin/ntpdate cs.earlham.edu
echo Syncing with cs.earlham.edu
  • Add to rc3.d
cd /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/
ln -s ../../init.d/sync_time S73SYNCTIME