Network Time Protocol（NTP）是用来使计算机时间同步化的一种协议，它可以使计算机对其服务器或时钟源（如石英钟，GPS等等)做同步化，它可以提供高精准度的时间校正（LAN上与标准间差小于1毫秒，WAN上几十毫秒），且可介由加密确认的方式来防止恶毒的协议攻击。
NTP配置
/etc/ntp.conf
# For more information about this file, see the man pages # ntp.conf(5), ntp_acc(5), ntp_auth(5), ntp_clock(5), ntp_misc(5), ntp_mon(5). driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift # Permit time synchronization with our time source, but do not # permit the source to query or modify the service on this system. restrict default kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery restrict -6 default kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery # Permit all access over the loopback interface. This could # be tightened as well, but to do so would effect some of # the administrative functions. restrict 127.0.0.1 restrict -6 ::1 # Hosts on local network are less restricted. #restrict 192.168.1.0 mask 255.255.255.0 nomodify notrap # Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project. # Please consider joining the pool (http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html). server 0.centos.pool.ntp.org iburst server 1.centos.pool.ntp.org iburst "/etc/ntp.conf" 53L, 1778C
NTP启动
/etc/init.d/ntp start