How to use NTP in OpenSolaris
1. Create configuration file
for server: cp /etc/inet/ntp.server /etc/inet/ntp.conf
- server 127.127.1.0 prefer
- #fudge 127.127.XType. 0 stratum 0
for client: cp /etc/inet/ntp.client /etc/inet/ntp.conf
- server <ip_address>
2. Start NTP service
touch /var/ntp/ntp.drift
svcadm enable svc:/network/time:dgram
svcadm enable svc:/network/time:stream
I think it would be worth pointing out that the server instructions would result in a dangerous NTP server claiming to be stratum 1 but actually synchronised to a completely worthless unsychronised clock. Please don't run servers configured like that.
Posted by Ceri Davies on November 17, 2008 at 03:51 AM CST #