ntpd -qg vs ntpdate

[shepper]

I am finishing an installation of FreeBSD 9.0 and the current handbook recommends

ntpdate_enable="YES"
ntpdate_flags="us.pool.ntp.org"

the ntpd man page indicates that

ntpd -qg

is an option.

The Arch Linux wiki pages indicate that ntpdate is being deprecated and ntpd-qg is preferred.
Arch Linux Network Time daemon
I previously was told that /etc/rc.local would be a good place to put the command as the network should be up. The Arch wiki also recommends the hwclock command to synch - is this needed in FreeBSD?

 

[anomie]

The Arch wiki also recommends the hwclock command to synch - is this needed in FreeBSD?

AFAIK, this is intelligently managed by adjkerntz(8) (read the -i and -a options]cron[/man], respectively).

So, no, you shouldn't need to make any additional efforts to sync with the CMOS clock.