NTP !!

[Chapaya]

Hello ,
I have 3 servers on my network ,
how do i set a time server ?
i want 2 servers to be synchronised from the third one .

Eran .

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Eran,

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/B2355-90685.html

click on the chapter,

Configuring the Network Time Protocol (NTP)

Hope it helps,

Robert-Jan.

[Caesar_3]

Hello!

Here is what will help you to config ntp
http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/B2355-90685_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/63-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/B2355-90685/00/00/63-toc.html&searchterms=NTP&queryid=20011204-111728

You can use sam for configure.

Also you can use the rdate that i adding to
this, unzip it and run rdate

Caesar

[Caesar_3]

Sorry didn't added the rdate.

Here!

Caesar

[Michael Steele_2]

NTP Time server
===========
# cd /etc/
# /sbin/init.d/xntp stop
# vi ntp.conf
server 127.127.1.1 minpoll 3 maxpoll 4 prefer
fudge 127.127.1.1 stratum 10
broadcast ip

# /sbin/init.d/xntp start

NTP Client
======
# cd /etc/rc.config.d
# /sbin/init.d/xntp stop
# vi netdaemons

export NTPDATE_SERVER=node name
export XNTPD=1

# ntpdate
# /sbin/init.d/xntp start

Wait for about 5-8 min, run the follwoing to check the status:
# ntpq -p
chk for output of "reftime" it should not be zero if the servers are in sync.

[Kevin Wallace]

Also look on your server in /usr/share/doc/NTP_Primer.txt
Good reference!