[Mageia-dev] Why ntpdate still there?

[Pierre Jarillon]

ntpdate is no longer necessary because ntpd includes all functions necessary 
to set the clock.

Use of ntpdate in crontab is a very bad idea because a great number of  users 
can make a burst of activity and a saturation of servers.
ntpd is more accurate with few requests and can also setup the clock.
ntpd makes requests after a long time. More the clock is adjusted, more it 
waits before a new request.


In man ntpdate, we can see:
 Disclaimer:  The functionality of this program is now available in the ntpd 
program. See the -q command line option in the ntpd - Network Time Protocol 
(NTP) daemon page. After a  suitable period of mourning, the ntpdate program 
is to be retired from this distribution.

ntpdate and ntp are active in drakxservices... IMO, this is a nonsense.

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