Time Synchronization with ntpdate
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This blog post is pretty old. Be careful with the information you find in here. The Times They Are A-Changin'
To synchronize time on a linux machine via a cron job using ntpdate. 0 2 * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -u pool.ntp.org ntpdate is the program that goes to the time server pool.ntp.org and updates the system time. The -u just tells it to use an unprivileged port.