Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2010 13:23:56 -0700 From: Ed Flecko <edflecko@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: How to confirm/deny ntp is working? Message-ID: <AANLkTinyo=_Hf27vaqqBUc8523v5Z%2BG5HcPXrG9KsHqG@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi folks, I've read several different sources on setting up ntp on FreeBSD (I'm using 8.1), and they seem to vary a little, so I'm confused about how DO you set this up, and how do you confirm/deny that it's working? I've modified my /etc/ntp.conf file by commenting out: #server 0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 #server 1.freebsd.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 #server 2.freebsd.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 #server 3.freebsd.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 and changing them to read (I'm in the U.S.): server 0.US.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 server 1.US.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 server 2.US.pool.ntp.org iburst maxpoll 9 I have confirmed that I can ping these servers. I've added ntpd_enable="YES" and ntpd_sync_on_start="YES" to /etc/rc.conf and rebooted the server. 1.) Do I need to manually create the "driftfile" (/var/db/ntpd.drift)? 2.) Do I need to manually create the logfile (/var/log/ntp.log)? 3.) How do you confirm that FreeeBSD is, in fact, keeping time? Thank you, Ed
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