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
The Network Time Protocol daemon (ntpd) is an operating system program that maintains the system time in synchronization with time servers using the Network Time Protocol (NTP).
Description
The ntpd program is an operating-system daemon that s ...
(network time protocol daemon) or a sntp
(simple network time protocol) query.
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