Time synchronization on CentOS 6.2 using NTP

To install the ntp, just enter this command at the terminal:

sudo yum install ntp

To make the ntpd start at boot time, use this commands:

sudo chkconfig ntpd on

After installation, edit the default ntp configuration:

sudo nano  /etc/ntp.conf

Commented out/remove the default CentOS servers,you can add your own time-servers here to synchronize with, http://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/europe or http://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/north-america lists:



After you are done with the configuration, just start the ntp service:

sudo service ntpd start

To check if the NTP service is synchronizing:

sudo ntpq -pn

To check the synchronization log:

sudo tail -f /var/log/messages

Geeky Comparison with Windows clock after synchronization:



Hope this will help you!