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diff --git a/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab b/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
index f5927062..7b5fd6fe 100644
--- a/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
+++ b/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 
-#[time synch]
+##############
 
-# standard to synch to local machine.
+#[time synch]
 
-##############
+LOCAL_TIME_SERVER=greendragon
 
-# synchronize time/date with our nearest time server.
-*/4 * * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate greendragon &>>/tmp/${CRONUSER}-cron-time_synch.log
+# 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
 
 ##############
 
-# one machine on the network uses this version, to synch externally.
+# 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
-#hmmm: is above still correct?
+
+##############