Configuring time synchronization via the NTP protocol in CentOS

To configure time synchronization via NTP in CentOS:

1. Open the operating system console.
2. Check the status of the standard time synchronization service known as chrony. To do so, enter the following command:

   systemctl status chronyd

3. If the service is not found, enter the following commands to add the package and enable the service:

   sudo dnf install chrony
sudo systemctl enable chronyd
sudo systemctl start chronyd

4. Open the service configuration file. To do so, enter the following command:

   sudo mcedit /etc/chrony.conf

5. Specify the NTP servers that will be used for time synchronization. To specify the server, you only need to add the following string:

   server <server name or IP address> iburst

6. Save and close the configuration file.
7. Restart the service. To do so, enter the following command:

   sudo systemctl restart chronyd

8. Verify that the specified NTP servers are on the list of synchronization sources. To do so, enter the following command:

   chronyc sources

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