Re: Time-Delayed Standbys

Hi,

On 04/12/13 07:22, Kevin Grittner wrote:
> There are many things that a system admin can get wrong.  Failing
> to supply this feature because the sysadmin might not be running
> ntpd (or equivalent) correctly seems to me to be like not having
> the software do fsync because the sysadmin might not have turned
> off write-back buffering on drives without persistent storage.
> Either way, poor system management can defeat the feature.  Either
> way, I see no reason to withhold the feature from those who manage
> their systems in a sane fashion.

I agree. But maybe we should add a warning in the documentation about
time syncing?

Greetings,CK

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