Caledar problem

[jb]

Shows cron daily without serer config. I added one of our local time servers 
which is US NY sundial.columbia.edu (128.59.59.177)
cron daily
0 2 * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s -b -p 8 -u 128.59.59.177
info
http://www.akadia.com/services/ntp_synchronize.html
JB
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On Saturday 08 May 2004 04:00 pm, jb wrote:
> http://www.ntp.org/downloads.html
> You probably have this in Mandrake already?
>
> On Saturday 08 May 2004 01:49 am, Joe wrote:
> > My new computer will probably run Fedora, but for now, I'm on Mandrake
> > 9.1 and it has only manual clock set as it comes configured.
> >
> > Joe
> >
> > jb wrote:
> > >I'm using RedHat 9 and at boot up it looks for my time server to sync
> > > but since I am dial up it fails. After boot up a right click on the
> > > clock gives me adjust date and time and I have to give the root
> > > password and check enable network time protocol. Then I can choose
> > > either the 2 redhat servers or one of my own local ones like...
> > >US NY clock.linuxshell.net (64.243.118.2)
> > >US NY clock.nyc.he.net (209.51.161.238)
> > >US NY reva.sixgirls.org (66.250.131.180)
> > >US NY sundial.columbia.edu (128.59.59.177)
> > >US NY timex.cs.columbia.edu (128.59.16.20)
> > >Hit OK and it syncs to the server and adjusts the time. I'm not sure of
> > > other flavors of Linux.  I have to physically run the time sync which
> > > doesn't bother me much, If I wasn't dial up it would do it auto at boot
> > > up. I'm sure there would be a way to run redhat-config-date as a cron
> > > job. How I don't know but I will search around and see if there is any
> > > info or an app and if I find something I will post it. I too would be
> > > kind of interested in setting up a auto daily time sync.
> > >
> > >JB
> > >www.mesimpleton.com
> > >I'm prepared for all emergencies but totally unprepared for everyday
> > > life. -------------------------------------
> > >
> > >On Friday 07 May 2004 12:50 pm, Joe wrote:
> > >>Great idea.  My partner, Rita has a Tungsten E and I love it, but
> > >>haven't been able to justify getting one for myself yet.  I haven't
> > >>tried syncing it with korganizer, but now I will.  A Zire won't do it
> > >>for me because, if I do get one, I need to be able to edit documents on
> > >>it and I don't think the base model(s) will do that (and the 71 is more
> > >>$ then the E).  Also, the base Zire's are monochrome and not great
> > >>contrast, so not real great in low light conditions (bedside ...) or
> > >>bright daylight (outside ...)
> > >>
> > >>As for time servers, I can't figure them out.  I asked a question about
> > >>that a while ago on this list.  All I want to be able to do is run a
> > >>program - say as part of cron.daily or cron.weekly that will sync my
> > >>clock.  I don't want to set up any daemons or servers.  I have an old,
> > >>slow machine and I'm looking to run less on it, not more.  Can you tell
> > >>me how to do *just* this?
> > >>
> > >>Thanks.
> > >>
> > >>Joe