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| howtos:network_services:ntp [2013/03/01 13:49 (UTC)] – Added an introduction + some explanations + edited some sections kikinovak | howtos:network_services:ntp [2013/03/01 16:36 (UTC)] – Added a short explanation about problems with NFS and NIS when clients are out of sync kikinovak | ||
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| - | When several users manipulate shared data on different client PCs on a network, it's important that these machines are all synchronized. Unfortunately, | + | When several users manipulate shared data on different client PCs on a network, it's important that these machines are all synchronized. This is especially true if you share files over NFS, or if you use NIS for centralized authentication. You'll get all sorts of weird errors if your clocks are out of sync. Unfortunately, |
| That's where NTP (//Network Time Protocol//) comes in handy. It allows networked machines to adjust their clocks so as to be perfectly synchronized. A series of public time servers on the Internet allow the reception of the exact time. From this point, we can use NTP in several ways. | That's where NTP (//Network Time Protocol//) comes in handy. It allows networked machines to adjust their clocks so as to be perfectly synchronized. A series of public time servers on the Internet allow the reception of the exact time. From this point, we can use NTP in several ways. | ||
