How to start ntp services on Sun Solaris 8?

Answer 1

To activate the ntp

server try the following command:
# svcadm

enable svc:

/network/ntp:default

After that check if the service is running:
# svcs

-a | grep ntp

# PS -ef

| grep ntp

Answer

The above answer applies to Solaris

10 and 11, but not to Solaris

8.

Solaris

8 does NOT include an NTP program as part of the default OS distribution. However, there are several freeware packages which can be used to install it.

To start such an NTP program, use the following command (run as root):

/etc/init.d/ntpd start