ntpdate
A computer program to synchronize computer time / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ntpdate is a computer program used to quickly synchronize and set computers' date and time by querying a Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. It is available for a wide variety of unix-like operating systems.[1]
Quick Facts Developer(s), Stable release ...
Developer(s) | Harlan Stenn |
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Stable release | 4.2.6p5
/ December 24, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-12-24) |
Operating system | Unix |
Website | http://support.ntp.org/download |
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The accuracy and reliability of ntpdate
entirely depends on the accuracy and network link stability of the first server it connects with. As this inaccuracy can lead to a multitude of problems, the maintainers have decided to deprecate it in favor of only using the ntpd
(network time protocol daemon) or a sntp
(simple network time protocol) query.[2]