Is there a way to make ntpd -gq run faster
Solution 1:
Things are easy when you post your config:
change:
server pool.ntp.org
To:
server 0.COUNTRY-CODE.pool.ntp.org iburst
server 1.COUNTRY-CODE.pool.ntp.org iburst
server 2.COUNTRY-CODE.pool.ntp.org iburst
server 3.COUNTRY-CODE.pool.ntp.org iburst
Where country code is us / ca / uk / fr
The meat of this response is the iburst, the extra two server lines allow the clock to be set if one server is unreachable.
Also install fake-hwclock so the time persists somewhat across reboots. It wont be 1970 every time the machine comes on.
UPDATE: I saw your answers. Why not run a local ntp server so the time is super quick to set and you dont have to worr about connecting to ntp servers on internet?