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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 16.04
Services
Network Time Protocol
The Chrony package is installed
The Chrony package is installed
An XCCDF Rule
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The Chrony package is installed
Medium Severity
System time should be synchronized between all systems in an environment. This is typically done by establishing an authoritative time server or set of servers and having all systems synchronize their clocks to them. The
chrony
package can be installed with the following command:
$ apt-get install chrony