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2 Replace the defaults with your preferred time server. You can specify multiple time servers and use 
either IPv4 or IPv6 addresses. For example, the new section should look similar to the following:
# Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project.
# Please consider joining the pool (http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html).
server 192.168.2.22
3 Save and close the file.
4 To set up the NTP daemon to start every time the server starts, at the command line, type:
chkconfig ntpd on
Changes to the NTP settings do not take affect until you restart the NTP daemon or the entire server.
To restart the NTP daemon:
1 At the command line, type:
service ntpd restart
To check the time source connection status:
1 At the command line, type:
ntpq -p
The result of this command should be similar to the following:
The fields described in 
 can help you determine if there is a time sync problem. 
The ETKMS server may initially report as unsynchronized. The synchronization may take several 
minutes. After multiple attempts, if the output of the ntpq -p command continues to indicate a time 
synchronization problem check the following: 
Verify that the NTP server IP address is a valid address
If you are using a local NTP server, check to see if the NTP server is powered on
Check for network problems that may prevent the ETKMS from reaching the NTP server
remote        refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
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*ns.unc.edu  129.6.15.28    2  u  222  512   37   25.160  -173753  83.394
Table 11
 ntpq -p command output
Field
Description
remote
IP address of the NTP server.
st (stratum)
A stratum value of 16 indicates a time synchronization failure.
when
Number of seconds since the last poll. This value should be less than or equal to 
the poll value. A “when” value that exceeds the “poll” value indicates a time sync 
problem.
poll
Polling interval in seconds. The “poll” value will be greater than the “when” value 
when the time server is synchronizing successfully.
jitter
A value of 4000.00 indicates a time synchronization failure.