easy ntp time sync between servers

Choose one server from which time need to be synced .

then on clinet open  /etc/ntp.conf

#server 0.rhel.pool.ntp.org ( comment these three lines )
#server 1.rhel.pool.ntp.org
#server 2.rhel.pool.ntp.org
server 10.10.10.180  ( this is the server which i choose so all other servers will be in sync with this server )


 /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s -b -p 8 -u 10.10.10.180

/etc/init.d/ntpd restart


Other commands that are used for NTP are 


ntpdate -u 10.10.10.180

output : ntpdate[13786]: adjust time server 10.10.10.180 offset 0.000221 sec

ntpdate -d 10.10.10.180 

output : output will be more in detail

ntpdate[13806]: ntpdate 4.2.2p1@1.1570-o Thu Nov 26 11:34:35 UTC 2009 (1)
Looking for host 10.10.10.180 and service ntp
host found : 10.10.10.180
transmit(10.10.10.180)
receive(10.10.10.180)
transmit(10.10.10.180)
receive(10.10.10.180)
transmit(10.10.10.180)
receive(10.10.10.180)
transmit(10.10.10.180)
receive(10.10.10.180)
transmit(10.10.10.180)
server 10.10.10.180, port 123
stratum 3, precision -20, leap 00, trust 000
refid [10.10.10.180], delay 0.02583, dispersion 0.00000
transmitted 4, in filter 4
reference time:    d5b8497a.219236b6  Fri, Aug 16 2013 12:17:22.131
originate timestamp: d5b849c8.3769d786  Fri, Aug 16 2013 12:18:40.216
transmit timestamp:  d5b849c8.37669489  Fri, Aug 16 2013 12:18:40.216
filter delay:  0.02588  0.02585  0.02585  0.02583
         0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
filter offset: -0.00006 -0.00007 -0.00006 -0.00007
         0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
delay 0.02583, dispersion 0.00000
offset -0.000070

16 Aug 12:18:40 ntpdate[13806]: adjust time server 10.10.10.180 offset -0.000070 sec


ntpq -p

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