From: Fred T. Hamster <fred@gruntose.com>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 12:22:44 +0000 (-0400)
Subject: cleaner time synch crontab
X-Git-Tag: 2.140.136^2~73
X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=421efb66ead03244830a9b4c0ff5cbd8f787dcfc;p=feisty_meow.git

cleaner time synch crontab

since the two lines are alternates, it made sense to make that clearer, so i did.
moving out this other update system time crontab to see if i still need it.
---

diff --git a/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab b/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
index 7b5fd6fe..4d58fc58 100644
--- a/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
+++ b/infobase/configuration/cron/time_synch.crontab
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@
 
 LOCAL_TIME_SERVER=greendragon
 
+##############
+
+# 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
-
-##############
+#*/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/${CRONUSER}-cron-time_synch.log
+#0 0,4,8,12,16,20 * * * /usr/bin/rdate -s time.nist.gov &>>/tmp/${CRONUSER}-cron-time_synch.log
 
 ##############
 
diff --git a/infobase/configuration/cron/update_system_time.crontab b/infobase/configuration/cron/update_system_time.crontab
deleted file mode 100644
index 78c646b1..00000000
--- a/infobase/configuration/cron/update_system_time.crontab
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-
-##############
-
-#[update_system_time]
-# synchronize the time with a real ntp server.
-42 0,4,8,12,16,20 * * * (source $FEISTY_MEOW_APEX/scripts/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh; bash $FEISTY_MEOW_APEX/scripts/system/update_system_time.sh ) &>/tmp/${CRONUSER}-cron-update_system_time.log
-
-##############
-
-