[deployment-guide/comm-rel: 20/35] Added ntpdate description as suggested by mlichvar.
dsilas
dsilas at fedoraproject.org
Wed Jun 9 12:36:26 UTC 2010
commit bbfb614b515a5f9e9768fa322fa31ada0c0871f5
Author: Jaromir Hradilek <jhradile at redhat.com>
Date: Thu Jun 3 11:16:57 2010 +0200
Added ntpdate description as suggested by mlichvar.
en-US/Date_and_Time_Configuration.xml | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/en-US/Date_and_Time_Configuration.xml b/en-US/Date_and_Time_Configuration.xml
index 5b14455..e307d83 100644
--- a/en-US/Date_and_Time_Configuration.xml
+++ b/en-US/Date_and_Time_Configuration.xml
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
<primary>
<command>ntpd</command>
</primary>
+ <see>NTP</see>
</indexterm>
<para>
If you prefer an automatic setup, select the checkbox labeled <guilabel>Synchronize date and time over the network</guilabel> instead. This will display the list of available NTP servers as shown in <xref linkend="figu-Date_and_Time_Configuration-Network_Time_Protocol" />.
@@ -208,17 +209,25 @@ Password: </screen>
<procedure>
<step>
<para>
- <emphasis>Change the current date.</emphasis> Type the command in the following form at a shell prompt, replacing the <replaceable>YYYY</replaceable> with a four-digit year, <replaceable>MM</replaceable> with a two-digit month, and <replaceable>DD</replaceable> with a two-digit day of the month (e.g., <emphasis>2010-06-02</emphasis>):
+ <emphasis>Change the current date.</emphasis> Type the command in the following form at a shell prompt, replacing the <replaceable>YYYY</replaceable> with a four-digit year, <replaceable>MM</replaceable> with a two-digit month, and <replaceable>DD</replaceable> with a two-digit day of the month:
</para>
<screen>~]# <command>date +%D -s <replaceable>YYYY-MM-DD</replaceable></command></screen>
+ <para>
+ For example, to set the date to 2 June 2010, type:
+ </para>
+ <screen>~]# <command>date +%D -s 2010-06-02</command></screen>
</step>
<step>
<para>
- <emphasis>Change the current time.</emphasis> Use the following command, where <replaceable>HH</replaceable> stands for an hour, <replaceable>MM</replaceable> is a minute, and <replaceable>SS</replaceable> is a second, all typed in the two-digit form (e.g., <emphasis>23:26:00</emphasis>):
+ <emphasis>Change the current time.</emphasis> Use the following command, where <replaceable>HH</replaceable> stands for an hour, <replaceable>MM</replaceable> is a minute, and <replaceable>SS</replaceable> is a second, all typed in a two-digit form:
</para>
<screen>~]# <command>date +%T -s <replaceable>HH:MM:SS</replaceable></command></screen>
<para>If your system clock is set to use <acronym>UTC</acronym> (Coordinated Universal Time), add the following option:</para>
<screen>~]# <command>date +%T -s <replaceable>HH:MM:SS</replaceable> -u</command></screen>
+ <para>
+ For instance, to set the system clock to 11:26 PM using the <acronym>UTC</acronym>, type:
+ </para>
+ <screen>~]# <command>date +%T -s 23:26:00 -u</command></screen>
</step>
</procedure>
<para>
@@ -237,6 +246,46 @@ Wed Jun 2 11:58:48 CEST 2010</screen>
<primary>Network Time Protocol</primary>
<see>NTP</see>
</indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>NTP</primary>
+ <secondary>
+ <command>ntpdate</command>
+ </secondary>
+ </indexterm>
+ <indexterm>
+ <primary>
+ <command>ntpdate</command>
+ </primary>
+ <see>NTP</see>
+ </indexterm>
+ <para>
+ As opposed to the manual setup described above, you can also synchronize the system clock with a remote server over the Network Time Protocol (<acronym>NTP</acronym>). For the one-time synchronization only, use the <application>ntpdate</application> command:
+ </para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ Firstly, check whether the selected NTP server is accessible:
+ </para>
+ <screen>~]# <command>ntpdate -q <replaceable>server_address</replaceable></command></screen>
+ <para>
+ For example:
+ </para>
+ <screen>~]# <command>ntpdate -q 0.rhel.pool.ntp.org</command></screen>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>
+ When you find a satisfactory server, run the <application>ntpdate</application> command followed with on or more server adresses:
+ </para>
+ <screen>~]# <command>ntpdate <replaceable>server_address...</replaceable></command></screen>
+ <para>
+ For instance:
+ </para>
+ <screen>~]# <command>ntpdate 0.rhel.pool.ntp.org 1.rhel.pool.ntp.org</command></screen>
+ <para>
+ Unless an error message is displayed, the system time should now be set. You can check the current setting typing <command>date</command> without any additional arguments as shown in <xref linkend="sect-Date_and_Time_Configuration-Command_Line_Configuration-Date_and_Time" />.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
<indexterm significance="normal">
<primary>NTP</primary>
<secondary>configuring</secondary>
@@ -254,7 +303,7 @@ Wed Jun 2 11:58:48 CEST 2010</screen>
<see>NTP</see>
</indexterm>
<para>
- As opposed to the manual setup described above, you can also synchronize the system clock with a remote server over the Network Time Protocol (<acronym>NTP</acronym>).
+ However, the more convenient way is to set the <application>ntpd</application> daemon to synchronize the time at boot time automatically:
</para>
<procedure>
<step>
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