[App_rpt-users] Use of ntpd in ACID

[Geoff]

Edit your crontab (~#> crontab -e) add a line on the 00's that runs the
ntpdate application
00 * * * * /path/to/ntpdate pool.ntp.org
:wq! to save it, and you will then be updated once an hour.


On 03/29/2015 01:32 PM, kk6ecm wrote:
>
> Using ntpdate at the command line returned this response
>
>  
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> 29 Mar 11:30:35 ntpdate[3376]: no servers can be used, exiting
>
>  
>
> does that mean it did not update?
>
>  
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bob
>
> kk6ecm
>
>  
>
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> *From:*Chuck Henderson [mailto:rpt2 at chuck.midlandsnetworking.com]
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 29, 2015 10:17 AM
> *To:* kk6ecm
> *Cc:* app_rpt mailing list
> *Subject:* Re: [App_rpt-users] Use of ntpd in ACID
>
>  
>
> I have no problem running ntpd in my ACID servers that only have RTCMs
> interfacing with radios.  But when I use usb sound interfaces (URI or
> usb sound fob) then I find that ntpd causes anomalies in the audio. 
> Many people don't notice it but I do and anyone with a good ear will
> notice it and comment about the audio sounding strange and blame it on
> using a computer in the audio path.  
>
>  
>
> Turn ntpd off and just use *ntpdate* once per hour and the strange
> audio sounds go away.
>
> I have seen this in various systems and while it is worse in slower
> single core systems, it is still slightly present even in high end
> quad core systems.
> But it is not present at all when using only RTCMs.
> Chuck   WB9UUS
>
>
>  
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> On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 11:54 AM, kk6ecm <kk6ecm at gmail.com
> <mailto:kk6ecm at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >
> > I'm interested in using ntpd to keep my ACID server sync'd with date and
> > time, and notice it is off, as configured from the CD. I set
> "chkconfig ntpd
> > on, but wonder what servers I should use in ntp.conf. Also, has
> anyone used
> > it and had any difficulties?
> >
> > thanks,
> > Bob
> > kk6ecm
> >
> >
> >
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