Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of Docs/825gen2/Dev/Networking/TimeSync

Timestamp:

02/21/24 14:38:36 (9 months ago)

Author:

Don Wilson

Comment:

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Docs/825gen2/Dev/Networking/TimeSync

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 The 825gen2 provides time/date synchronization to automatically set the time and date from a server on the internet.
 
+The "Setup" menu screen "Set Date/Time" has the prompt "Automatic:" If this is set as "Yes" the automatic time synchronization is enabled. This is the same as the terminal command:
+{{{
+sudo timedatectl set-ntp true
+}}}
+
+If "Automatic" is changed to "No" this is the same as:
+{{{
+sudo timedatectl set-ntp false
+}}}
+
+From a terminal the **timedatectl** command can be used with no arguments to check whether synchronization is enabled (NTP service active).
 {{{
 card825gen2:~$ timedatectl
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 }}}
 
+The following command will show information about time synchronization.
 {{{
 card825gen2:~$ timedatectl show-timesync --all
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 }}}
 
-
+The systemctl command can also be used to view status of the systemd-timesyncd service. This will be active when time synchronization is enabled.
 {{{
 card825gen2:~$ sudo systemctl status systemd-timesyncd
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              └─ 223 /lib/systemd/systemd-timesyncd
 }}}
+
+The "Setup Nework Services" has a service selection "Network Time Protocol (NTP)". This should not be needed. The systemd-timesyncd service is the preferred method of time synchronization for the 825gen2.