chrony for DEBIAN ----------------- Changes to the chrony distribution to package it for Debian: - Set directory for configuration to /etc/chrony - Created default /etc/chrony/chrony.conf, /etc/chrony/chrony.keys - Created default /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/chrony, /etc/ppp/ip-down.d/chrony - Created default /etc/cron.weekly/chrony Some hints: Arranged for a random password to be generated at installation time and installed in chrony.keys as key 1 (unless chrony.keys already has something in it). You may change this password if you wish. The scripts /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/chrony, /etc/ppp/ip-down.d/chrony, and /etc/cron.weekly/chrony read key 1 from /etc/chrony/chrony.keys and use it as the password to send chronyc commands. Thus you can change the password by changing this key, but if you make the command key anything but 1 these scripts won't work without editing. The standard Debian chrony installation is designed for systems with an intermittent dial-up connection. If you have such a system the most you should need to do is edit /etc/chrony/chrony.conf a bit. If you have not such a system you should read the documentation and create an appropriate configuration (you should read the documentation anyway). If chronyd is installed, it will be started on bootup and will attempt to contact the default server whenever you connect to your ISP. -- Joachim Wiedorn Fri, 20 Dec 2013 23:35:25 +0100