Description of problem: ntpdate currently puts its results on stderr. If called with the switch "-s", it reports to the system log mechanism. I would like a possibility/option to have both - the syslog for reference, and stderr to see what happens. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ntp-4.1.2-5 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. ntpdate my.time.server 2. ntpdate -s my.time.server 3. ntpdate -s -whatever my.time.server Actual results: 1. 6 Jan 11:28:55 ntpdate[1899]: adjust time server 123.456.789.012 offset -0.179602 sec 2. [nothing] 3. [not implemented] Expected results: 1. same as above 2. same as above 3. same as "1." Additional info: I haven't contacted the author yet...
try logger