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Ensuring Accurate Time on Debian

To have accurate time on you servers, install a NTP service by doeing the following:

apt update
apt install ntp
systemctl status ntp

The NTP configuration file on Debian is located at /etc/ntp.conf. The NTP configuration file on Debian 12 is located at /etc/ntpsec/ntp.conf.

Edit the file with the NTP servers of your choice or install the European NTP Servers:

 server 0.europe.pool.ntp.org
 server 1.europe.pool.ntp.org
 server 2.europe.pool.ntp.org
 server 3.europe.pool.ntp.org

Setting the thime zone:

timedatectl set-timezone your_time_zone (Europe/Amsterdam)

Your can check the settings by doeing:

timedatectl
ensuring_accurate_time_debian.1730377440.txt.gz · Last modified: 2024/10/31 13:24 by admin