Re: Ntpdate and sntpclock differ by 20+ seconds

Bennett Todd <[email protected]> writes:

> If you want to run your system in POSIX's perverted "UTC jerked
> around to create the illusion that leapseconds don't exist",
> but still want to use the clockspeed package, just delete
> /etc/leapsecs.dat. And think about maybe stopping clockspeed,
> hand-syncing the clock, and restarting clockspeed around leapseconds
> to avoid having the required clock skip confuse clockspeed's
> stabilization.

If that matters, you better make sure to regulate the clock oscillator's
temperature... has the next leap second be announced at all?

I gather the announcements for leap seconds go out half a year in
advance.

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Matthias Andree