Hi, If you open # vim /etc/ntp.conf file then you can see bellow section : # Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project. # Please consider joining the pool (http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html). server 0.centos.pool.ntp.org server 1.centos.pool.ntp.org server 2.centos.pool.ntp.org now need to put ntp server there to sync with client machine On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 11:52 PM, Kaydo <kaydo@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Howdy Everyone, > > I'm new to RHREL 5.4 and am trying to setup an NTP server on my network. > I've done lots of googling and man page reading, but I'm still a bit > confused on a few things. > > 1. Do I need to have a step-tickers file? If so, why? > > 2. When I configure my client RHEL machines to access my NTP server, is it > better to run ntpd or use ntpdate in a cron job? I've seen articles with > people using both methods so I'm not sure which is better. > > 3. My ntp.conf file has a line that says "restrict default kod nomodify > notrap no peer noquery". Do I still need to have separate restrict lines > for each of my server entries or will that one line cover all of them? Eg. > restrict ntp.server.org mask 255.255.255.255 nomodify notrap noquery > > Thanks guys. > > - Kaydo > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- Amit Maheshwari Linux System Administrator RHCE,MCSA,AFCEH, New Delhi, INDIA Sykpe: sysadmin.amit http://onedollardata.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
