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From: Todd Graham Lewis <tlewis@mindspring.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: dns failure - Time Warp
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 1997 14:30:34 -0400
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On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, hockey fan wrote:

> Question: How can I set the correct time without freaking named out?
> Was it the fact that I set the primary time back, secondary time back,
> or both? Any explanation of how time affects dns would be
> appreciated!

Try using ntp to set the time.  I assume that xntpd comes with BSDI; it
will set your time by slowly retarding the system clock's progress, which
should get you to the proper time (although it will take a while) as well
as not disrupt the operation of any servers, including named.  xntp comes
with very good, if copious, documentation.

Good luck.

-- 
Todd Graham Lewis             Linux!                 Core Engineering
MindSpring Enterprises  tlewis@mindspring.com   (800) 719 4664, x2804