Time synchronization on your debian machine
In order to synchronize the time on your debian machine you can use ntp. (apt-get install ntp) This will install ntp and the ntp daemon. Edit your configuration found in /etc/ntp.conf and add some ntp servers close to your current location.
I added some ntp servers for the Netherlands.
# pool.ntp.org maps to more than 300 low-stratum NTP servers. # Your server will pick a different set every time it starts up. # *** Please consider joining the pool! *** # *** <http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html> *** server 0.nl.pool.ntp.org server 1.nl.pool.ntp.org server 2.nl.pool.ntp.org server 3.nl.pool.ntp.org # server 0.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst # server 1.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst # server 2.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst # server 3.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst |
Test afterwards by calling the ntptime command (run as root). It should look like this:
ntp_gettime() returns code 0 (OK) time cc5e6a21.5f5d5000 Tue, Aug 26 2008 13:40:17.372, (.372518), maximum error 1299815 us, estimated error 646 us ntp_adjtime() returns code 0 (OK) modes 0x0 (), offset -141.000 us, frequency -36.781 ppm, interval 1 s, maximum error 1299815 us, estimated error 646 us, status 0x1 (PLL), time constant 6, precision 1.000 us, tolerance 512 ppm, |
You can verify that your system clock was set ok now by calling the date command.