<https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=4d8f5c69c77914ba5dddcc24595e28a1e7ddc2cc> (2018-08-22) noted that: > ntpd_sync_on_start is a preferred alternative to ntpdate_enable bsdinstall ========== <https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/usr.sbin/bsdinstall/scripts/services?id=20d40a56cb26a334cfd484cb083ab2c2cae3b628#n50> > ${ntpdate_enable:-off} \ rc.conf ======= <https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/etc/defaults/rc.conf?id=6e03664cc455b509e0214a6375c14052ca46f142#n222> > ntpdate_enable="NO" # Run ntpdate to sync time on boot (or NO). – that's more recently at <https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/tree/libexec/rc/rc.conf?id=e29711da2352dae50c575ab884399a6147e9444d#n390>