How to install and configure NTP to synchronize the system clock

CentOS Linux install and configure NTP to synchronize the system clock

Q. How do I install and configure NTP to synchronize the system clock?

A. You can install NTP (Network Time Protocol) using the yum command under Redhat or CentOS/Fedora core Linux.

 

This is how you would do it :-

Login as the root user using SSH

Type the following commands to install, update and start on boot NTP

  • yum install ntp

 

  • chkconfig ntpd on

 

  • ntpdate pool.ntp.org

 

 

Start NTP using the following command via SSH:

  • /etc/init.d/ntpd start
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