SDB:Changing NTP Server - SDB Example

Version: 9.0

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Situation

You set the clock on your computer using ntp, but the server you are using is no longer working.

Procedure

This article describes several solutions:

with YaST2

Start YaST2, select "Network Services" and start the module "NTP Client". In "Select" choose "public server". Choose your country from the list, or one that is closest to you, and in the second panel choose a different server. Then click "Test", and if the test was successful, "Ok". Complete the configuration with "Finish".

on the command line

Open the file /etc/susconfig/ntp and change the variable NTPD_INITIAL_NTPDATE="" to the server of your choice. Then restart ntp with

rcntpd restart

Links

<keyword>ntp,xntp,time,synchronize</keyword>