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ntpdate ntp.bri.connect.com.au | ntpdate ntp.bri.connect.com.au | ||
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Edit the following file to configure the NTP server(s) of choice.<br> | |||
'''/etc/ntp.conf''' | |||
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# --- OUR TIMESERVERS ----- | |||
# Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project. | |||
# Please consider joining the pool (http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html). | |||
server 0.centos.pool.ntp.org | |||
server 1.centos.pool.ntp.org | |||
server 2.centos.pool.ntp.org | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Revision as of 03:33, 7 January 2009
You can easily install NTP (Network Time Protocol, a means of transmitting time signals over a computer network) using yum command under Redhat or CentOS/Fedora core Linux.
Installation
yum install ntp
Turn on service
chkconfig ntpd on
Synchronize
the system clock with ntp.bri.connect.com.au server:
ntpdate ntp.bri.connect.com.au
Edit the following file to configure the NTP server(s) of choice.
/etc/ntp.conf
# --- OUR TIMESERVERS ----- # Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project. # Please consider joining the pool (http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html). server 0.centos.pool.ntp.org server 1.centos.pool.ntp.org server 2.centos.pool.ntp.org
Starting
Start the NTP:
/etc/init.d/ntpd start
or
service ntpd start
