NTP on UNIXTru64

NTP Information

NTP Version
1-ntpd daemon
2-xntpd
3-xntpd


SYSMAN
# /usr/bin/sysman ntp_config


# ntpq -p

remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter
=====================================================================
LOCAL(0) LOCAL(0) 3 l 9 64 377 0.000 0.000 0.000
*xyzabc.ethz. .DCFa. 1 u 17 64 377 25.088 -10.040 1.071

% xntpdc -p
remote refid st when poll reach delay offset disp
==========================================================================
*hosta.corp.com hostj.corp.co 2 47 64 377 31.3 93.94 16.5
+hostb.corp.com hoste.corp.com 3 212 1024 377 33.8 89.58 16.9
.hostc.corp.com hostf.phi.edu 2 111 1024 377 39.1 46.98 17.7


Edit the configuration file /etc/ntp.conf

server 127.127.1.0 # local clock
server 129.132.2.21 # swisstime.ethz.ch (stratum 1)
driftfile /etc/ntp/drift
multicastclient # listen on default 224.0.1.1
broadcastdelay 0.008



Start NTP Server and check /var/log/messages
# /etc/rc.d/init.d/ntpd start



You can use sysman to configure NTP client.
Edit /etc/ntp.conf and add:

server version 3
server version 3
server version 3

In /etc/rc.config set:

XNTPD_CONF="YES"
XNTP_SERV1="ntp_server1"
export XNTP_SERV1
XNTP_SERV2="ntp_server2"
export XNTP_SERV2
XNTP_SERV3="ntp_server3"
export XNTP_SERV3

# ntpdc monlist

to get the lis

#ntpdate -b