Re: [Q] How to setup NTP client under 4.3.3?

From: John Jolet (john.jolet_at_FXFN.COM)
Date: 04/08/04

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    Date:         Thu, 8 Apr 2004 13:30:07 -0500
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU

    another good test (cross-platform) is to do "ntpq" this will start a
    program and put you in an interface...issue the "peers" command and if
    it returns an error, your local daemon is not running. Otherwise, it'll
    show you your immediate servers, and who they're getting their time
    from, what the drift and jitter is, and the one with a star next to it
    is the one YOUR box is currently getting it's time from.

    Alexandre Sato wrote:

    >
    > This was posted by someone else previously, I don't' recall whom.
    >
    > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    >
    > SETTING UP AN NTP SERVER (without using an atomic clock)
    >
    > 1. edit the /etc/ntp.conf file
    >
    > File should read:
    >
    > server 127.127.1.0 prefer
    >
    > driftfile /etc/ntp.drift
    >
    > tracefile /etc/ntp.trace
    >
    > save file and exit.
    >
    > 2. smitty xntpd-->start at both system restart and now.
    >
    > Let run for approximately 10 minutes before moving to step 4. Otherwise,
    >
    > stratum will show 16.
    >
    > 3. lssrc -ls xntpd
    >
    > Stratum should show between 3-4 but ok as long as it doesn't show 16.
    >
    >
    >
    > Server is ok, now to configure client.
    >
    > SETTING UP AN NTP CLIENT
    >
    > 1. edit the /etc/ntp.conf file:
    >
    > File should read:
    >
    > server <ipaddress of ntp server> (example: server 1.2.3.4 if 1.2.3.4 is =
    > the
    > NTP server)
    >
    > driftfile /etc/ntp.drift
    >
    > tracefile /etc/ntp.trace
    >
    >
    >
    > save file and exit
    >
    >
    >
    > 2. At command line enter:
    >
    > ntpdate <ipaddress of ntp server>
    >
    > If it doesn't say "no server suitable for synchronization found", go to
    >
    > next step.
    >
    > 3. smitty xntpd-->start at both system restart and now.
    >
    > Let run for approximately 10 minutes or so before going on to step 4.
    >
    > Otherwise stratum may show 16.
    >
    > 4. lssrc -ls xntpd
    >
    > Stratum will probably show 4-5. If it doesn't its ok as long as it doesn't
    > show 16.
    >
    > Clocks should now be in sync. Repeat the client steps for each of your
    > clients that you need to setup.
    >
    > Or you can use the command :
    >
    > # setclock [server name]
    >
    >
    >
    >
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    > Subject: [Q] How to setup NTP client under 4.3.3?
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    >
    >
    >
    > I plan to setup NTP client on my AIX 4.3.3 server. Anyone have
    > document or
    > can point me to the document?
    >
    > Thanks.
    >
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