RedHat Exam EX200 Topic 4 Question 103 Discussion

Actual exam question for RedHat's EX200 exam

Question #: 103
Topic #: 4

Part 1 (on Node1 Server)

Task 10 [Configuring NTP/Time Synchronization]

Configure your system so that it is an NTP client of utility.domain15.example.com

The system time should be set to your (or nearest to you) timezone and ensure NTP sync is configured

AExplanation:
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[root@node1 ~]# yum install chrony
[root@node1 ~]# vim /etc/chrony.conf
pool utility.domain15.example.com iburst
[root@node1 ~]# systemctl enable chronyd
[root@node1 ~]# systemctl restart chronyd
[root@node1 ~]# systemctl status chronyd
[root@node1 ~]# tzselect
Please identify a location so that time zone rules can be set correctly.
Please select a continent, ocean, 'coord', or 'TZ'.
1) Africa
2) Americas
3) Antarctica
4) Asia
11) TZ - I want to specify the time zone using the Posix TZ format.
#? 4
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Please select a country whose clocks agree with yours.
1) Afghanistan 18) Israel 35) Palestine
2) Armenia 19) Japan 36) Philippines
3) Azerbaijan 20) Jordan 37) Qatar
4) Bahrain 21) Kazakhstan 38) Russia
5) Bangladesh 22) Korea (North) 39) Saudi Arabia
#? 5
The following information has been given:
Bangladesh
Therefore TZ='Asia/Dhaka' will be used.
Is the above information OK?
1) Yes
2) No
#? 1
Asia/Dhaka
[root@node1 ~]# chronyc sources -v
^? utility.domain15.example> 0 7 0 - +0ns[ +0ns] +/- 0ns

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by Maryann at Oct 19, 2024, 09:04 PM

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Dewitt

5 months ago

Haha, the `tzselect` command is like a choose-your-own-adventure game for time zones! I wonder if there's a shortcut for that.

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Reuben

5 months ago

The solution looks comprehensive, but I'm not sure about the `chronyc sources -v` command at the end. Is there a way to verify the NTP sync is working properly?

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6 months ago

I think configuring NTP is important for time synchronization.

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