[ale] ntp for debian workstation

[jheim at math.wisc.edu (John Heim)]

From: "Jim Popovitch" <yahoo at jimpop.com>
To: ale at ale.org
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 12:26 PM
>> I've configured my dhcp server to tell clients the IP address of my ntp
>> servers.  So I think all I've got to do on each workstation I set up is
>> 'apt-get install ntp-simple'.
>
> Yep, although that will also pull down ntp.   Have you looked into
> ntpdate as an alternative?

Well, no I hadn't considered ntpdate but that may be due to ignorance rather 
than a choice. I thought ntpdate is a runs-once program to set the date. My 
understanding is that if the workstation is going to be on for a long time, 
the clock can drift. The ntp daemon takes care of that. Since the 
workstations I am working on will stay up for weeks/months (I hope), ntpdate 
would not work.  Am I wrong?