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How can I permanently fix my date synchronize problem in linux?

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Ubuntu 7.10 server i386 clock/date/time won't stay in sync. Are their log files I can view to tell when the clock changes? For a temporary fix, I created a file in /etc/cron.hourly: However, this still leaves a potential hour of unchecked time. Is there a cron.minutely? That would still leave a pot…

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#!/bin/sh
ntpdate time.nist.gov

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The advice about running ntpdate is good, but it'll only step your time. A better option is to install ntpd and use it to keep the local clock synchronised, avoiding skewed logs. With Ubuntu you should just be able to do . That should install ntpdat…

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