Configuring An Ntp Client With Yast - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual

32.1 Configuring an NTP Client with
YaST
xntp is preset to use the local computer clock as a time reference. Using the (BIOS)
clock, however, only serves as a fallback for the case that no time source of greater
precision is available. YaST facilitates the configuration of an NTP client. For a system
that is not running a firewall, use either the quick or advanced configuration. For a
firewall-protected system, the advanced configuration can open the required ports in
SuSEfirewall2.
32.1.1 Quick NTP Client Configuration
The quick NTP client configuration (Network Services > NTP Configuration) consists
of two dialogs. Set the start mode of xntpd and the server to query in the first dialog.
To start xntpd automatically when the system is booted, click During Boot. Then
specify the NTP Server Configuration. Either click Use Random Servers from
pool.ntp.org if you cannot use a local time server or click Select to access a second di-
alog in which to select a suitable time server for your network.
Figure 32.1 YaST: Configuring an NTP Client
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