Synchronizing the MAS with a Time Server

If you have a NTP (Network Time Protocol) server available on your network, it is always a good idea to synchronize your MAS with the time server. This ensures that the clock on the MAS matches the rest of your system, so that timestamps on files, messages, logs, etc., are in sync with everybody else.

The MAS is not factory-configured to synchronize with an NTP server by default. Follow these instructions to set up your MAS to synchronize with your NTP time server.

On the MAS console, press the <ALT+F2> keys to bring up the "Run Command" dialog box:

Enter "yast" in the Command prompt and press <Enter>.
You will be presented with a prompt to enter the root user's password:

Enter the root user's password and press <Enter>.
This will bring you to the YaST Control Center main screen:

On the left panel, click "Network Services", then in the right panel click "NTP Client".
You will be presented with the NTP Client Configuration screen:

Click the "When Booting System" button, then enter the IP address of your NTP time server at the "NTP Server" prompt. Click "Finish". Your new settings will be saved, and the MAS will start using the specified time server to synchronize its clock. (If the MAS time is significantly different from the time server's clock, the MAS time will be adjusted slowly over time rather than making a major jump.)