NTP Commands Cheat Sheet
Here is a cli commands cheat sheet for NTP command, you can use this as a quick reminder for basic commands with a brief description for each of the commands.
What is NTP command?
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# To verify if ntpd is running:
service ntp status
# To start ntpd if not running:
service ntp start
# To display current hardware clock value:
sudo hwclock -r
# To apply system time to hardware time:
sudo hwclock --systohc
# To apply hardware time to system time:
sudo hwclock --hctosys
# To set hwclock to local time:
sudo hwclock --localtime
# To set hwclock to UTC:
sudo hwclock --utc
# To set hwclock manually:
sudo hwclock --set --date="8/10/15 13:10:05"
# To query surrounding stratum time servers
ntpq -pn
# To config file:
/etc/ntp.conf
# To driftfile:
# location of "drift" of your system clock compared to ntp servers:
/var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
Check out the NTP command documentation .
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