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
SDB:Time Synchronization Through the Network
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