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echo: rberrypi
to: SIMPLE SIMON
from: ROGER BELL_WEST
date: 2018-06-13 20:48:00
subject: Re: RTC Questions

On 2018-06-13, Simple Simon wrote:
>2) I assume that the RTC will not be updated with the network time
>automatically. If this is correct I will need to correct the drift. Is
>there a way to check for drift or should I just used crontab to do a
>regular sudo hwclock -w if so how often? Hourly, daily, weekly or monthly!

Just aptitude install ntp. This will set the clock both at boot and on a
continuing basis when it drifts.

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