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Paul Christenson (paull@tech.cyclades.com)
Tue, 19 Nov 1996 22:19:56 -0800 (PST)


> #Sync the clock with the atomic clock
> 0 30 * * * * /usr/sbin/netdate 132.163.135.130 >& /dev/null
> # write the time to CMOS
> 5 30 * * * * /sbin/clock -w >& /dev/null

Be *CERTAIN* to verify that 'clock -w' works on your system before putting
it into a crontab. It consistently scrambles the CMOS memory on my
machine.

You don't really need it; simply put the netdate statement in the boot
sequence.

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