cleaner time synch crontab

[feisty_meow.git] / infobase / configuration / cron / time_synch.crontab

diff --git a/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab b/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
index ee390d2b884903332256c4a3c5308854a219d33f..4d58fc58f538296828976762582d5b50758917cf 100644 (file)
--- a/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
+++ b/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
@@ -1,16 +1,20 @@
 
-SHELL=/bin/bash
+##############
 
-# m h dom mon dow command
+#[time synch]
 
-# standard to synch to local machine.
-0,4,8,12,16,20,24,28,32,36,40,44,48,52,56 * * * * /usr/sbin/sntp -P no -r greendragon
-or
-0,4,8,12,16,20,24,28,32,36,40,44,48,52,56 * * * * /usr/bin/rdate -s -n greendragon
-# -n is nntp which may not work with govt servers.
+LOCAL_TIME_SERVER=greendragon
 
-# one machine on the network uses this version, to synch externally.
-#0 0,4,8,12,16,20 * * * /usr/sbin/sntp -P no -r time.nist.gov
-#or
-0 0,4,8,12,16,20 * * * /usr/bin/rdate -s time-c.nist.gov
+##############
+
+# note: uncomment one of the below (client or server).
+
+# standard version synchs to a local machine.  can be used on a network
+# to get time from central host.
+#*/4 * * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate $LOCAL_TIME_SERVER &>>/tmp/${CRONUSER}-cron-time_synch.log
+
+# the central host machine uses this version, to synch time externally.
+#0 0,4,8,12,16,20 * * * /usr/bin/rdate -s time.nist.gov &>>/tmp/${CRONUSER}-cron-time_synch.log
+
+##############