[mythtv-users] Re: mythbackend crashing - solved

[Anton Olsen]

> Yep that's not the problem, it contains the address of one ntp server.   Running it
> manually does indeed update the time.  If the jump is too big, mythbackend flips 
> me the bird and drops on its back.
> 

I gave up on ntpd and just added the following line to root's crontab:
0 3 * * * rdate -s my.web.server

My CMOS clock is usually off, so I've also added the rdate command to
my rc.local.
When I was setting up the machine the clock had drifted over 15
minutes and MythTV didn't crash even though it was recording when I
adjusted the time.  I don't recall now which way it had drifted, but I
think rdate pushed the time 15 minutes into the past.

--Anton




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Anton