Specify Additional Remote NTP Servers
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Additional NTP servers can be specified for time synchronization
in the file /etc/ntp.conf. To do so, add additional lines of the
following form, substituting the IP address or hostname of a remote NTP server for
ntpserver:
server ntpserver
Rationale
Specifying additional NTP servers increases the availability of accurate time data, in the event that one of the specified servers becomes unavailable. This is typical for a system acting as an NTP server for other systems.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_ntpd_specify_multiple_servers
- Severity
- Unknown
- References
- Updated