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| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | www/gpsd-time-service-howto.txt | 5 |
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@@ -157,8 +157,5 @@ first time it's invoked, it will generate a file called 'gpsd_config.inc' in that directory containing configuration information; edit to taste. -4. Note for people using gpsd as time source for ntpd: In case you're -using dhcp3-client to configure your system, make sure you disable -/etc/dhcp3/dhclient-exit-hooks.d/ntp, as dhclient would restart -ntpd with an automatically created ntp.conf otherwise - and gpsd -would not be able to talk with ntpd anymore. +For special instructions related to using GPSD for time service, see the +GPSD Time Service HOWTO in the distribution or on the web. diff --git a/www/gpsd-time-service-howto.txt b/www/gpsd-time-service-howto.txt index b6bb0d13..2899558c 100644 --- a/www/gpsd-time-service-howto.txt +++ b/www/gpsd-time-service-howto.txt @@ -387,6 +387,11 @@ where /dev/ttyXX is whatever 1PPS-capable device you have. In a binary-package-based Linux distribution it is probable that ntpd will already have brrn launched at boot time. +If you're using dhcp3-client to configure your system, make sure +you disable /etc/dhcp3/dhclient-exit-hooks.d/ntp, as dhclient would +restart ntpd with an automatically created ntp.conf otherwise - and +gpsd would not be able to talk with ntpd any more. + The rest of these setup instructions will assume that you are starting gpsd as root, with occasional glances at the non-root case. |