NTP Server and Client Configuration Linux

Configure NTP server for time adjustment. NTP uses 123/UDP.
Firstly, you need to raise a request with the Network Team to open the 123/UDP port fot NTP.Once it is opened then check with the below command to confirm the same.

Server Ip address : 192.168.248.128

Server Configuration:

[root@linunix ~]$ nc -z -u x.x.x.x  123

Connection to x.x.x.x 123 port [udp/ntp] succeeded!

root@linunix:~# yum -y install ntp

root@linunix# vi /etc/ntp.conf

 Comment out the below lines

#server  0.rhel.pool.ntp.org
#server  1.rhel.pool.ntp.org

#server  2.rhel.pool.ntp.org

# change servers for time  synchronization

server 0.pool.ntp.org
server 1.pool.ntp.org
server 2..pool.ntp.org

Add the network range you allow to receive requests or you can comment it out if you dont want to mention

#restrict 192.168.1.0 mask 255.255.255.0 nomodify notrap

root@linunix# /etc/init.d/ntp restart

 * Stopping NTP server ntpd      [ OK ]
 * Starting NTP server ntpd      [ OK ]

root@linunix# chkconfig ntpd on

root@linunix# ntpq -p 

     remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter

==============================================================================
 ntp1.jst.mfeed. 133.243.236.17   2 u    3   64    1   20.052    2.622   0.000
 ntp2.jst.mfeed. 210.173.160.86   2 u    2   64    1   19.616    2.274   0.000
 ntp3.jst.mfeed. 210.173.160.56   2 u    1   64    1   18.126    1.942   0.000
 europium.canoni .INIT.               16 u    -   64    0    0.000    0.000   0.000

CLIENT CONFIGURATION

root@client# yum install ntp -y

root@client# vi /etc/ntp.conf

Comment out the below lines and add the server ip address as below and save the file.







#server  0.rhel.pool.ntp.org
#server  1.rhel.pool.ntp.org



#server  2.rhel.pool.ntp.org

server  192.168.248.128



root@client# service ntpd stop

root@client# ntpdate 192.168.248.128

root@client# service ntpd start

root@client# chkconfig ntpd on

root@client# ntpq -p

Now the time will be syncing fine without any issues.