Synchronizing times with Linux

Synchronizing times with the Linux/Solaris operating system

You can synchronize the system time with the Linux operating system as well. For this, please apply the procedure outlined below.
Before you set up the service you should test the ipNTP connection with a ping.
For Linux systems, please type the command

in the command shell.

For Solaris systems, please type the command

in the command shell.

With the command

the system time is synchronised with the server once.

If you want your system time to be regulary synchronized with the NTP server, there are several possibilities, for example, you can perform a registered cronjob at the crontab.
If you want to synchronize your system time at 3:30 on a daily basis, please enter the command:

For further information, please read the "man" pages:
man ntpdate
man crontab
man ntpd
man xntpd