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diff --git a/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab b/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
index 8b4ff038..7b5fd6fe 100644
--- a/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
+++ b/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 
+##############
+
 #[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 &>>/tmp/${USER}-cron-time_synch.log
-#or
-0,4,8,12,16,20,24,28,32,36,40,44,48,52,56 * * * * /usr/bin/rdate -s -n greendragon &>>/tmp/${USER}-cron-time_synch.log
-# -n is nntp which may not work with govt servers.
+LOCAL_TIME_SERVER=greendragon
+
+# 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
 
-# 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 &>>/tmp/${USER}-cron-time_synch.log
-#or
-0 0,4,8,12,16,20 * * * /usr/bin/rdate -s time-c.nist.gov &>>/tmp/${USER}-cron-time_synch.log
+##############