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Subject: Re: [9fans] cron and timesync
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From: Dan Cross <cross@math.psu.edu>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 15:47:47 -0400
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> i have modified timesync.c and added a -w option to write to /dev/rtc, but
> then decided it'd be simple to run 'date -n > /dev/rtc' once daily from
> cron.

It is easier, except that the RTC may be up to a second off.  If you
don't care about one second, it's not a big deal.  If you do, writing a
little C program that updates the RTC when it hits the leading edge of
a second isn't hard.

	- Dan C.