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33 lines
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REQUIREMENTS
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PRE-INSTALL
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POST-INSTALL
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To use ntpd to keep your time accurate, the minimum required is to find a
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public server and add it to /etc/ntp/ntp.conf: "server <ip-address>"
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Public stratum 1 servers: http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/clock1a.html
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Public stratum 2 servers: http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/clock2a.html
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or use the DNS round robin servers 'pool.ntp.org'
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The daemon produces log output into the file /var/log/ntp.log. So you should
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think about adding the line "/usr/sbin/rotatelog ntp.log" to your weekly
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system crontab file /etc/cron/weekly/syslog.
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If you want to use ntpd to synchronize your lan or similar, or get
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synchronization from other devices like radio, I suggest reading the manual.
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PRECAUTION
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To keep your time as accurate as possible, you should run ntpd continously, as
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it works by adjusting the clock by very small intervals (to not disrupt
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programs depending on time). If your clock is way off, you might want to adjust
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it with ntpdate first, as ntpd by default does not update your clock when the
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difference is more than 3600 seconds.
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Beware of dhcpcd without the -N flag, because it overwrites your ntp.conf
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file. Of course it makes a backup, but it's annoying...
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