Configuring a NTP(Network Time Protocol ) client on Solaris 10

Configuring a NTP client

 

Create the ntp.conf file

You can use ntp.client file as template and edit ntp.conf

#cd /etc/inet
# cp ntp.client ntp.conf

 Eg :

 #vi /etc/inet/ntp.client

#

# An example file that could be copied over to /etc/inet/ntp.conf; it

# provides a configuration for a host that passively waits for a server
# to provide NTP packets on the ntp multicast net.
#
server 192.168.10.6 prefer
server 172.16.0.2
driftfile /var/ntp/ntp.drift
multicastclient 224.0.1.1
#

Save and exit from ntp.conf

 

Check the NTP server reachability and response to NTP client:

 

# ntpdate -d 192.168.10.6

30 Jun 12:51:46 ntpdate[9927]: ntpdate 3-5.93e+sun 03/06/05 23:16:45 (1.4)
transmit(192.168.10.6)
receive(192.168.10.6)
transmit(192.168.10.6)
receive(192.168.10.6)
transmit(192.168.10.6)
receive(192.168.10.6)
transmit(192.168.10.6)
receive(192.168.10.6)
transmit(192.168.10.6)
server 192.168.10.6, port 123
stratum 4, precision -18, leap 00, trust 000
refid [127.127.1.0], delay 0.02591, dispersion 0.00000
transmitted 4, in filter 4
reference time:    db1f46e8.a3e1a000  Thu, Jun 30 2016 12:51:12.640
originate timestamp: db1f470a.efb60000  Thu, Jun 30 2016 12:51:46.936
transmit timestamp:  db1f470a.efa4d000  Thu, Jun 30 2016 12:51:46.936
filter delay:  0.02599  0.02591  0.02591  0.02591
                   0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
filter offset: 0.000024 0.000012 0.000012 0.000012

                  0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000

delay 0.02591, dispersion 0.00000
offset 0.000012

30 Jun 12:51:46 ntpdate[9927]: adjust time server 172.16.0.2 offset 0.000012 sec

 

Start the ntpd daemon

# svcadm enable svc:/network/ntp:default

Check the ntp service status:

#svcs ntp
STATE  STIME   FMRI
online 10:23:44 svc:/network/ntp:default

 

driftfile /var/ntp/ntp.drift à The difference between your clock and the time provided by NTP servers can be examined by viwing the drift file:

Eg:

# cat /var/ntp/ntp.drift
-40.65

Once the service is running you can check which server is sync with the client:

if there is * against 192.168.10.6 means NTP sync is working with particular server.

- outlyer

The peer is discarded by the clustering algorithm as an outlyer.

+ candidat

The peer is a survivor and a candidate for the combining algorithm.

# selected

The peer is a survivor, but not among the first six peers sorted by synchronization distance. If the association is ephemeral, it may be demobilized to conserve resources.

* sys.peer

The peer has been declared the system peer and lends its variables to the system variables.

  

NTP default port :123 UDP

 

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