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Install and start chrony

Install and start chrony

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Install and start chrony

- [Instructor] The chrony server and client should already be installed by default. But to be sure, open a terminal and type: sudo space yum space install space dash y space chrony and hit enter. Type in your password if prompted. This will not hurt anything if it's already installed. After making sure chrony is installed, we need to make sure the service is running. To check the status let's use systemctl. Type in clear and then type in: sudo space systemctl space status space chronyd and hit enter This shows our chronyd server status. If yours is not running you'll want to start it by typing in: sudo spaces systemctl space start space chronyd and hit enter. To make it start automatically at boot we'd enable it. Type in: sudo space systemctl space enable space chronyd And hit enter. Again, this won't hurt anything if it's already running and persistent. Now chronyd will start when the system boots up. The chrony package includes the chronyd ntp time server. Chronyd, by default only…

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