Synchronizing server to the NTP server

[tovohery]

I want to synchronize my AIX 5.3 server to the NTP server with the commande ntpdate ntp_server at startup. Which file should I confugure to execute this command at startup?

Thanks and regards

 

[MoreFeo]

If you just want to synchronize at startup, just create an entry in the inittab:

mkitab ntp:2nce:"ntpdate ntp_server"

But if you have an ntp server, perhaps you should enable xntpd on your server.

To enable xntpd you must first edit the /etc/ntp.conf file, and add this entry at the end:

server ntp_server_IP

After that you start the xntpd daemon:

startsrc -s xntpd

And then you add an entry to inittab to start xntpd at boot time:

mkitab xntpd:2nce:"/usr/bin/startsrc -s xntpd"

 

[MoreFeo]

Forgot to say that it's better to synchronize the time with the ntp server before starting xntpd, using ntpdate. This is because if the difference between the server time and the client time is too large it may take a long time to synchronize.

 

[columb]

You might want to look at /etc/ntp.conf
Try this link for full documentation.

Meanwhile this link will give you all you need to know (and so much more!) about NTP in a reasonably digestible form.

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Columb Healy

 

[tovohery]

Thanks a lot.

Regards