ntp server in Linux

[Binu_5]

Hi

Can some body help me in setting an NTP server in Red hat Linux

Binu

[Muthukumar_5]

http://cfm.gs.washington.edu/network/ntp/ntp/

hth.

[Steven E. Protter]

Its built in.

vi /etc/ntp.conf

Set a valid time server

#check and see if its set to auto start
chkconfig --list | grep ntp
ntpd 0:off 1:off 2:on 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off

Above is on.

Lets say its not on.

chkconfig nptd on

# one time start of the service
service ntpd start

ntpq -p

See how its synching with the time server.

SEP

[Ivan Ferreira]

By searching in google "red hat ntp" you get a lot of results.

These are sufficient:

http://www.halley.cc/ed/linux/howto/ntp.html
http://www.brandonhutchinson.com/Using_ntp_with_Red_Hat_Linux.html

[Siljumon S]

Hi Binu,

This site is much descriptive on various Linux configurations, NTP also.

http://www.siliconvalleyccie.com/linux-hn/ntp.htm

Regards
Silju

[NiCK_76]

Hi binu,

I suggestion you search google use key word "ntp howto". Many solution will be comes out.

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=AMSA,AMSA:2005-46,AMSA:en&q=ntp+howto

NiCK

[Keith Reed]

If you want some understading of ntp, beyond the setup steps, refer to this very useful site:
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/index.html

[Florian Heigl (new acc)]

Yes, please do go after Keith's link, so that ntpd isn't just running, but also working flawless

:)

also look at pool.ntp.org for a set of well-maintained *and* public stratum 2/3 servers.

florian