When you’re configuring a Mac to leverage an existing Windows infrastructure, having the clocks in sync is an important task. Luckily, Windows Server has been able to act as an NTP server for a long time. In this article, we’ll look at configuring Windows Server to be an NTP server for Mac and Linux clients. Note: Before you get started, or any time you’re hacking around in the registry, make sure to do a backup of your registry/SystemState! To enable NTP on Windows Server, open your favorite registry editor and navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesW32TimeTimeProvidersNtpServer. From here, enter a key called Enabled as a dword with a value of 00000001. The NTP Server should look…
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Install ntpd in Ubuntu Server 10
I’m sure you’re getting tired of seeing me regurgitate apt-get commands, but here’s another: apt-get install ntp This will install ntpd. Then a quick update to /etc/ntp.conf to configure who you get your updates from (I still like time.apple.com) and you’re now an ntp server. Once changed, restart the daemon: /etc/init.d/ntp restart Then, use ntpq to check your time against the server: ntpq -np Lucky us, ntp is easy, but we’re gonna’ need it for Kerberos now aren’t we…