Maintain System Time

Introduction

Welcome to the Maintain System Time Practice Lab. In this module you will be provided with the instructions and devices needed to develop your hands-on skills.

Learning Outcomes

In this module, you will complete the following exercises:

• Exercise 1 - Maintain System Time

After completing this lab, you will be able to:

• Log into a Linux System
• Set the system date and time
• Set the hardware clock
• Configure the time zone
• Basic NTP configuration
• Run the ntpq command

Exam Objectives

The following exam objectives are covered in this lab:

• LPI: 108.1 Maintain system time
• CompTIA: 2.5 Summarize and explain server roles.

Lab Duration

It will take approximately 1 hour to complete this lab.

Exercise 1 - Maintain System Time

In this exercise, you will understand how to maintain system time.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this exercise, you will be able to:

• Log into a Linux System
• Set the system date and time
• Set the hardware clock
• Configure the time zone
• Basic NTP configuration
• Run the ntpq command