A10 ❯ Chrony Installation Guide

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Chrony Man page: https://chrony-project.org/

Install Chrony:

dnf install chrony -y

Configure Chrony conf file:

Edit the /etc/chrony.conf file using a text editor like nano or vi.

Ensure the following content is set:

# chrony.conf
# Use Google's NTP server
server time.google.com iburst

# Local clock as a fallback source
server 127.127.1.0 iburst

# Set the time zone
rtcsync

maxdistance 16.0

# Driftfile
driftfile /var/lib/chrony/drift

# Allow larger adjustments to the system clock
makestep 1.0 3

# Leap seconds configuration
leapsec tz right/UTC

# Adjust the following line to allow systems in the XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/XX subnet to access this client.
# Ensure to modify the XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/XX part based on your network configuration.
allow XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX/XX

# Logging
log tracking measurements statistics
logdir /var/log/chrony

For more details on configuring Chrony, you can refer to the Configuration Reference for the version of Chrony Documentation (opens new window) that matches the version you have installed.

Restart Chrony service:

systemctl restart chronyd