Managing Network Time Protocol (Tasks)

The following procedures show how to set up and use the NTP service.

How to Set Up an NTP Server

1. Become superuser.

2. Create the ntp.conf file.

   To ensure proper execution of the xntpd daemon, the ntp.conf file must first be created. The ntp.server file can be used as a template.

   # cd /etc/inet # cp ntp.server ntp.conf

3. Start the xntpd daemon.

   # /etc/init.d/xntpd start

How to Set Up an NTP Client

1. Become superuser.

2. Create the ntp.conf file.

   To activate the xntpd daemon, the ntp.conf file must first be created.

   # cd /etc/inet # cp ntp.client ntp.conf

3. Start the xntpd daemon.

   # /etc/init.d/xntpd start