[ntp:questions] ntpd -qg VS ntpd in Linux client ?

[Steve Kostecke]

On 2007-04-28, Richard B. Gilbert <rgilbert88 at comcast.net> wrote:

> IIRC, ntpd -qg sets (steps) the time unconditionally (-q) and then quits 
> (-g).

-g allows ntpd to exceed the panic threshold, which is 1000 s by
default. This option allows the time to be set to any value without
restriction; however, this can happen only once (and not necessarily at
start-up).

-q makes ntpd exit after setting the clock the first time

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Steve Kostecke <kostecke at ntp.isc.org>
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