On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 7:58 AM, Daudi Were <daudi.were@gmail.com> wrote:
Yesterday I discovered that KENIC has set up a NTP Server, ntp.kenic.or.ke, at KIXP "to provide a date and time integrity for computers".
Reading more about time synchronisation with NTP on the Ubuntu help pages ( https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/serverguide/C/NTP.html) this line jump out at me:
This page describes methods for keeping your computer's time accurate. *This is useful for servers, but is not necessary (or desirable) for desktop machines. *(emphasis own)
Why would it not be desirable for desktop machines? What are the disadvantages to regularly checking your clock on a desktop as opposed to a server?
The better question is, do you always require your watch to read/show accurate time? If yes, then why? and why not your computer? ntp.kenic.or.ke has been there for some years now, and was a great relief for some sysadmins in KE. I once was.
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