DEC UNIX Time client setup

Versions 5.x/4.x

1. Immediate synchronization with e.g.:

    
   /usr/sbin/ntpdate        de.pool.ntp.org  
   

2. The file /etc/ntp.conf must contain the entries:

    
   server de.pool.ntp.org 
   driftfile /etc/ntp.drift    # or equivalent, must be writable 
   # tracefile /etc/ntp.trace  # must be writable 
   

Versions 2.x,3.x

1. Immediate synchronization with e.g.:

    
   /usr/sbin/ntpdate        de.pool.ntp.org  
   

2. Run ntpsetup and answer the questions:

   Would you like to change the current NTP configuration (y/n) [no default]? y
   
   Hostname of NTP server [no default]: de.pool.ntp.org
           Looking up host de.pool.ntp.org ...found.
           Is de.pool.ntp.org running ntpd or xntpd (n/x) [x] ? 
   
   Enter "r" to REDO the servers list, "e" to EXIT the ntpsetup
   procedure,  or "c" to CONTINUE [no default]: c
   
       The -g option allows xntpd to correct large time differences
       without logging a message or exiting.  It should be used by
       systems which are less sensitive to security threats. 
   
       Would you like to use the -g option (y/n) [y]? 
   
       Would you like to limit NTP to log ONLY error messages 
       and the initialization message (y/n) [n]? n
   

   This procedure creates /etc/ntp.conf and modifies /etc/rc.config
3. Verify the settings, the file /etc/ntp.conf must contain the entries:

    
   server de.pool.ntp.org 
   driftfile /etc/ntp.drift    # or equivalent, must be writable 
   # tracefile /etc/ntp.trace  # must be writable