How to Configure NTP Client on the NetFoundry Ubuntu VM

This guide will provide basic instructions on how to configure the NetFoundry VM NTP to sync time with an external source.

 

The NetFoundry VM is configured to automatically sync time, but we've changed over the years.

To determine which service is installed, you can use systemctl status to find out.

systemctl status ntp

systemctl status chrony

 

Chrony service

The current ER image comes with chrony preinstalled.  For older images, please refer to the "NTP service" section.

For the Chrony service, the VM is preconfigured to sync time automatically to the following sources:

ntp.ubuntu.com
0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org
1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org
2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org

The main configuration for chrony is located at the following configuration file

/etc/chrony/chrony.conf

 

If you'd like to add or remove sources from the list, simply edit the configuration file & add or remove to the entries.

Once changes are made, please restart the service with the following command:

sudo systemctl restart chrony

 

To learn more about chrony configuration(s) you can use the following command while in an SSH session on the NetFoundry VM:

man chrony.conf

 

To learn more about chrony, you can visit the chrony website.

NTP service

This service is preinstalled on the older ER images.

For the NTP service, the VM is preconfigured to sync time automatically to the following sources:

0.pool.ntp.org
1.pool.ntp.org
2.pool.ntp.org
3.pool.ntp.org

 

The main configuration for ntp is located at the following configuration file

/etc/ntp.conf

 

If you'd like to add or remove sources from the list, simply edit the configuration file & add or remove to the entries.

Once changes are made, please restart the service with the following command:

sudo systemctl restart ntp

 

To learn more about ntp configuration(s) you can use the following command while in an SSH session on the NetFoundry VM:

man ntp.conf

 

To learn more about ntp you can visit the website http://www.ntp.org/

 

 

 

 

 

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