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 Network Time Protocol, This will keep you system date with exact match to actual date. = NTP =
Network Time Protocol. This will make your system date match actual date, by synchronizing with network time servers.

{i} systemd-timesyncd acts as a NTP client even when no network is available. This is enough to synchronize a system. NTP deamon is required only when a NTP '''server''' is required. See [[https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd-timesyncd.service.html| Freedesktop.org's page on timesyncd]] for more details
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= Install and Configure =
 * Type date to see current date and time		 == Install and Configure ==
 * Type date to see current date and time. (Use -R to get a standard unambiguous format. Locale specific timezones are ambiguous.)
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date date -R
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aptitude install ntp-simple
aptitude install ntpdate		 aptitude install ntp
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 * Type '''date''' again to see if the time changed. You time should be synced in a next minute.  * Type '''date''' again to see if the time changed. Your time should be synced in a next minute.
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 * [Troubleshooting] If you run '''ntpq -p''' and you get   * If you run '''ntpq -p''' and you get
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 *Run   *Run
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== Add your time server ==
 * [Optional]If you would like to add a server that is closer to you and you know its address. You could type:
{{{
/etc/init.d/ntp-server stop
ntpdate clock.fmt.he.net
ntpdate ntp1.tummy.com
/etc/init.d/ntp-server start
}}}		 == Public Internet Time Servers ==
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=== Using The Cron ===
To configure the system to synchronize the clock with an Internet Time Server every morning, add the following entry to the /etc/crontab configuration file:		 The Debian package will install a default set of time servers which should be good for most typical client installations. However you may customize this for your network location. A good source of NTP pool information is the NTP Pool Project.
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#m h dom mon dow user command 57 5 * * * root /usr/sbin/ntpdate ntp.blueyonder.co.uk  * https://www.pool.ntp.org/
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=== Public Internet Time Servers ===
uk.pool.ntp.org (This points to a random United Kingdom based time server)		 == See also ==

=== Debian-specific information ===

 [[DebianPkg:ntp|ntp]]

 [[DebianBug:ntp|Bugs]]

 [[DebianMan:ntpd|Manual page]]

 [[https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ntp|Security Bug Tracker]]

=== Upstream specific information ===

  [[https://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/WebHome|Homepage]]

  [[https://bugs.ntp.org/index.cgi|Bugs & Issues]]

  [[https://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Main/DocumentationIndex|Documentation Index]]

=== Other information ===

  [[WikiPedia:Network Time Protocol|NTP on wikipedia]]
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Translation(s): English - Español - Italiano - Português (Brasil) - Українська

NTP

Network Time Protocol. This will make your system date match actual date, by synchronizing with network time servers.

{i} systemd-timesyncd acts as a NTP client even when no network is available. This is enough to synchronize a system. NTP deamon is required only when a NTP server is required. See Freedesktop.org's page on timesyncd for more details

Install and Configure

  • Type date to see current date and time. (Use -R to get a standard unambiguous format. Locale specific timezones are ambiguous.) 

date -R
  • Install NTP 

aptitude install ntp
  • Done.

  • Type ntpq -p to see servers you are syncing with.

  • Type date again to see if the time changed. Your time should be synced in a next minute.

  • Done.

Troubleshooting

  • If you run ntpq -p and you get 

No association ID's returned
  • Run 

dpkg-reconfigure ntp
  • And then again: 

ntpq -p

     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
==============================================================================
 ntp.pbx.org     xx.xxx.xxx.xxx   2 u    -   64    1   33.763  1799619   1.054
 xray.metadom.co xx.xxx.xxx.xxx   2 u    1   64    1   40.367  1799619   0.001
 hydrogen.cert.u xx.xxx.xxx.xxx   2 u    -   64    1   64.740  1799619   0.001
 mirror          .INIT.          16 u    -   64    0    0.000    0.000   0.001

Public Internet Time Servers

The Debian package will install a default set of time servers which should be good for most typical client installations. However you may customize this for your network location. A good source of NTP pool information is the NTP Pool Project.

See also

Debian-specific information

Upstream specific information

Other information

CategoryNetwork CategorySoftware CategorySystemAdministration ?CatgeoryTime