I have CentOS machine and each time I've noticed that the server loses correct time after a while. It is usually behind by several minutes after time passes from having manually set the correct time. Is there a mechanism whereby I can update the server with the time from a specific time server?
Centos – How to update a CentOS server’s time from an authoritative time server
centostime-synchronization
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Best Answer
Use the
ntpdaemon. Runyum install ntpand ensure that the service is started viantsysvorchkconfig ntpd on.To get an immediate sync, run
ntpdate time.apple.com(or something similar).