= NTP =

== Update clock in Slackware with NTP ==
Run the command as superuser:
 * ntpdate pool.ntp.org

Date and time should be stored in UTC.

Info on slack docs: 
 * [[http://docs.slackware.com/howtos:network-services:ntp]]

Enable the service:
 * chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd

Start the service manually:
 * /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd start
 * /etc/rc.d/rc.ntpd status

Add ntp server
 * Edit /etc/ntp.conf
 * add '''server pt.pool.ntp.org'''


Check the offset in milliseconds
 * ntpdate -q pt.pool.ntp.org
 * ntpq -pn