#3048 Enhance setupntp script, use step_tickers_file

[Lissa Valletta]

Seems to be a good way to set time on nodes that reboot with the clock way off by using the step_tickers_file for NTP. On the mailing list, they have added code. Could we investigate making this part of xCAT

Supposedly that's what the /etc/ntp/step-tickers file is for. Just add it to the synclist or to the setupntp postscript (I just add a simple echo "$i" >>$step_tickers_file' and an 'echo $master ...' in the for loop after setting the step_tickers_file to the above file).

See mailling list issus subject Time issues with some stateless IBM nodes

[Bruce]

Yes, i agree this is a good thing to add to the setupntp postscript.

[Lissa Valletta]

If we do any changes for setting up ntp in xCAT, this should be considered.

[Jing Sun]

since the work item relative to ntp was moved to xcat 2.9.

[Lissa Valletta]

Maybe add for new development in future release. For now no clear requirement.