Synchronizing the system clock with NTP and the chrony suite
In this recipe, we will learn how to synchronize the system clock with an external time server using the Network Time Protocol (NTP) and the chrony suite. From the need to time-stamp documents, e-mails, and log files, to securing, running, and debugging a network, or to simply interact with shared devices and services, everything on your server is dependent on maintaining an accurate system clock, and it is the purpose of this recipe to show you how this can be achieved.
Getting ready
To complete this recipe, you will require a working installation of the CentOS 7 operating system with root privileges, a console-based text editor of your choice, and a connection to the Internet to facilitate downloading additional packages.
How to do it...
In this recipe, we will use the chrony service to manage our time synchronization. As chrony is not installed by default on CentOS minimal, we will start this recipe by installing it:
- To begin, log...
