Re: [SLE] I still don't understand NTP :-(

On Wednesday 04 October 2006 20:02, Carlos E. R. wrote:
In other words, ntpd is designed for machines with permanent
network connections.

At the risk of turning this thread circular, ...

Even though that's true, what is the reason _not_ to start ntpd
(rcntp start) just after a network connection is started, and
stop it again just before the network connection is shut down?

(Forgive my ignorance, but) does 'rcntp start' effectively
perform an 'ntpdate' command, then start ntpd? If so, then
simply issuing the 'rcntp stop/start' commands from the
NetworkManager applet when the link(s) go up and down would
seem ideal for machines with intermittent network connectivity.
If not, then first calling 'ntpdate', followed by 'rcntp start'
when a link comes up, and 'rcntp stop' before closing a link,
would work?

KNetworkManager allows commands to be run at "Link Up" and "Link
Down", so why not do it there? What are the security
implications of making the rcntp script suid root? Hmm, .....

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