NTP
NTP is a TCP/IP protocol for synchronizing time over a network.
Slackware
Update clock
Run the command as superuser:
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1 ntpdate pool.ntp.org
2 sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org
Date and time should be stored in UTC.
Info on slack docs:
Enable the service:
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1 chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd
Start the service manually:
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1 /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd start
2 /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd status
Add ntp server
- Edit /etc/ntp.conf
add server pt.pool.ntp.org
Check the offset in seconds
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1 ntpdate -q pt.pool.ntp.org # offset in seconds
2 ntpq -pn
CentOS
Ubuntu / Debian
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1 apt-get install ntp
2 ntpdate -q pt.pool.ntp.org
3 service ntp stop
4 ntpdate pt.pool.ntp.org
5 service ntp start
6 ntpq -pn
7 #
8 apt install -y ntp ntpsec-ntpdate ntpdate
9 /sbin/ntpdate pt.pool.ntp.org
10 /sbin/service ntp stop
11 timedatectl set-timezone Europe/Lisbon
12 /sbin/service ntp start
FreeBSD 9.0
Run the command:
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1 ntpdate pool.ntp.org
Check the UTC date:
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1 date -u
Edit the file /etc/rc.conf:
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1 ntpd_enabled="YES"
Start and check the NTPD service status:
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1 /etc/rc.d/ntpd start
2 /etc/rc.d/ntpd status
Sync summer time Slackware
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1 timeconfig # set HW clock to UTC
2 /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd stop
3 ntpdate pt.pool.ntp.org
4 /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd start
Windows
- net start w32time
- w32tm /config /manualpeerlist:pt.pool.ntp.org
- w32tm /resync /force