On 6/22/16 1:18 PM, Mike Pontillo wrote:
> If we just want a ballpark, cloud-init already contacts MAAS via HTTP,
> and there is already a "Date:" header we could scrape. To what extent do
> we trust that? (Enough to always apply it on
> commissioning/enlistment/deployment, or just as a fallback if NTP isn't
> working?)
Wouldn't diagnosing why NTP isn't working, be the better, long-term,
strategic approach?
Or something like 'hwclock --systohc', and then making sure your NTP
servers are correctly configured, correct stratum servers, ports open,
etc.?
On 6/22/16 1:18 PM, Mike Pontillo wrote: enlistment/ deployment, or just as a fallback if NTP isn't
> If we just want a ballpark, cloud-init already contacts MAAS via HTTP,
> and there is already a "Date:" header we could scrape. To what extent do
> we trust that? (Enough to always apply it on
> commissioning/
> working?)
Wouldn't diagnosing why NTP isn't working, be the better, long-term,
strategic approach?
Or something like 'hwclock --systohc', and then making sure your NTP
servers are correctly configured, correct stratum servers, ports open,
etc.?
Just a thought. TMTOWTDI.
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