Correct the system time and setup Network Time Protocol (NTP) - Revision history

216.19.184.222: color edit

216.19.184.222 — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:08:44 GMT

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	<font color=red>apt-get install ntp ntp-simple ntp-server ntpdate</font>		<font color=red>apt-get install ntp ntp-simple ntp-server ntpdate</font>
-	<font color=~~yellow~~>(this generated an error for me: "ntp: Conflicts: ntp-server" ... i dropped ntp-server)</font>	+	<font color=green>(this generated an error for me: "ntp: Conflicts: ntp-server" ... i dropped ntp-server)</font>

	3. Your system will now automatically communicate with NTP servers and adjust the system clock.		3. Your system will now automatically communicate with NTP servers and adjust the system clock.
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	<font color=red>/etc/init.d/ntpdate restart</font>		<font color=red>/etc/init.d/ntpdate restart</font>
-	<font color=~~yellow~~>("ntpdate" did not exist for me in init.d, "ntp" did however)</font>	+	<font color=green>("ntpdate" did not exist for me in init.d, "ntp" did however)</font>

	5. After a few days uptime the clock can drift off by a few minutes. One can make a 'cron' job of the above command easily through the webmin interface. It's recommended not to do this to occur at midnight (or on the hour) as the time servers will usually be under a heavy load.		5. After a few days uptime the clock can drift off by a few minutes. One can make a 'cron' job of the above command easily through the webmin interface. It's recommended not to do this to occur at midnight (or on the hour) as the time servers will usually be under a heavy load.

216.19.184.222 — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:08:01 GMT

some possible errors and possible solutions

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	<font color=red>apt-get install ntp ntp-simple ntp-server ntpdate</font>		<font color=red>apt-get install ntp ntp-simple ntp-server ntpdate</font>
		+	<font color=yellow>(this generated an error for me: "ntp: Conflicts: ntp-server" ... i dropped ntp-server)</font>

	3. Your system will now automatically communicate with NTP servers and adjust the system clock.		3. Your system will now automatically communicate with NTP servers and adjust the system clock.
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	<font color=red>/etc/init.d/ntpdate restart</font>		<font color=red>/etc/init.d/ntpdate restart</font>
		+	<font color=yellow>("ntpdate" did not exist for me in init.d, "ntp" did however)</font>

	5. After a few days uptime the clock can drift off by a few minutes. One can make a 'cron' job of the above command easily through the webmin interface. It's recommended not to do this to occur at midnight (or on the hour) as the time servers will usually be under a heavy load.		5. After a few days uptime the clock can drift off by a few minutes. One can make a 'cron' job of the above command easily through the webmin interface. It's recommended not to do this to occur at midnight (or on the hour) as the time servers will usually be under a heavy load.

Ramuk — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:52:02 GMT

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Ramuk — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:11:09 GMT

Ramuk — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:13:13 GMT

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	<font color=red>server 2.pool.ntp.org</font>		<font color=red>server 2.pool.ntp.org</font>

-	~~(:note~~ About ntpd \| It may take some time, perhaps even a few weeks, for ntpd to build enough drift data to proactively deal with clock drift:)	+	{{Postit\| About ntpd \| It may take some time, perhaps even a few weeks, for ntpd to build enough drift data to proactively deal with clock drift}}

	7. The NTP daemon will automatically communicate with the available NTP servers and adjust the system clock accordingly. It will also build a drift file to help reduce future clock drift.		7. The NTP daemon will automatically communicate with the available NTP servers and adjust the system clock accordingly. It will also build a drift file to help reduce future clock drift.

Ramuk — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:42:42 GMT

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	Based on work by Frontalot		Based on work by Frontalot
	at Linkstationwiki.org		at Linkstationwiki.org
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	[[Category:Debian]]		[[Category:Debian]]
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-	~~<center><font color=red>''Originally by frontalot from linkstationwiki.org''</font></center>~~

Ramuk — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:12:13 GMT

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		+	This article
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	1. Correct the LinkStation time zone setting. Use the command:		1. Correct the LinkStation time zone setting. Use the command:

Timtim — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:24:33 GMT

attribution

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		+	<center><font color=red>''Originally by frontalot from linkstationwiki.org''</font></center>

Ramuk — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 03:41:22 GMT

Ramuk — Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:58:47 GMT

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	7. The NTP daemon will automatically communicate with the available NTP servers and adjust the system clock accordingly. It will also build a drift file to help reduce future clock drift.		7. The NTP daemon will automatically communicate with the available NTP servers and adjust the system clock accordingly. It will also build a drift file to help reduce future clock drift.
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