Howto use ntpd time synchronization???
Hello everybody,
I have installed the ntp package, but don't yet know how to make it set my desktopclock to the right time. Read the manuals, but holy <beep> what a lot of techtalk! I get lost in a jungle of technical details, and my "dummy-feeling" becomes stronger after each line of the man-pages. Does anybody have experience with this? I will be very glad with some practical advice. Thnx in advance! Schmurff :scratch: |
What you need to do is setup and ntp.conf file
here is mine: Code:
restrict 127.0.0.1 2. Sets up the servers to use 3. What that does is sets /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift as the drift file (don't worry about it, just make sure you choose a place that ntpd can write to). 4. Tells it to log to ntp.log in /var/log I removed the server addresses I use, please look up addresses here: http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/clock2a.html Now that file should go in /etc Run ntpd with a command line like ntpd -u ntp:ntp This requires you have a user/group called ntp and will run the server under that user or group. It is safer then running it as root. |
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