diff --git a/wiki/linux/ntp.md b/wiki/linux/ntp.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3479fea --- /dev/null +++ b/wiki/linux/ntp.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +# NTP + +[NTP](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5905) - short for Network Time Protocol +- is the most common method to synchronize the software clock of a +[Linux](/wiki/linux/linux.md) system. + +## Setup + +NTP can be installed on most distributions by installing the +`ntp` package. + +## Usage + +The following section describes the usage of the NTP package. + +### Synchronize Time once + +For one time synchronization of the time and date the `ntpdate` command can be +used. +The following command is an example for a one time sync. +Note that the server has to be changed for different time zones. +In this case a german time server is used. + +```sh +ntpdate -q 0.de.pool.ntp.org +```