[ntp:questions] Question on how to Slew time in NTP
unruh
unruh at invalid.ca
Tue Dec 13 17:46:00 UTC 2011
On 2011-12-13, vijay agrawal <vijay_203 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> ??
> I have added new NTP server as Startum 1. I would like to sync my existing NTP server with new NTP server.
> ??
> But keeping the impact less, I would like to know what is the best method to slew the time correctly.
> ??
That is the job ntpd is designed to do. Why do you want to do it by
hand?
> I have figured out the steps and would like to confirm the same.
> ??
> -?????????????????? First stop the existing NTP daemon.
Why?
> -?????????????????? Configure the NTP.conf file with new NTP server.
Configure the new conf file first. Then stop and restart ntpd. That is
all you need.
> -?????????????????? Sync the existing server with NTPDate ??? b <NEW Server Name>
Wny?
> -?????????????????? Start the NTPd and check the status with ntpq ???p
> ??
> Please let me know if this the correct method or else I would like to know another method for slewing the time.
Add the line into ntpd.conf, restart ntpd and that is it.
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