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Analyze and Store log

Monitor Logs
● Continuous analysis of system
logs for security and
performance
● Directory where logs are
stored : /var/log
Why to maintain accurate time ?
● Synchronization with network services
● Security event correlation
● Accurate logging timestamps
● Coordination in distributed systems
Common Commands
To display the system date and time
● Command: date

UTC(Coordinated Universal Time) : Primary time standard by which the


world regulates clocks and time
timedatectl

● View and change the system time, date, and timezone


● Synchronize the system clock with a remote server using the Network Time
Protocol (NTP)
● Command: timedatectl
To list the timezones available in the system
● Command: timedatectl list-timezones
NTP protocol
NTP standardizes time synchronization; servers provide and respond to time
requests for clients
chronyd
● daemon for the chrony service used to synchronize the system
clock with NTP
● Chronyc: Command-line interface for Chrony
● ‘/etc/chrony.conf’ - configuration file
● ‘ /var/log/chrony’ - Log file
Install chrony
● Command: dnf install chrony

Start chrony service


● Command: systemctl start chronyd
Verify the status of chrony service
● Command: systemctl status chronyd
Displays the list of NTP sources that chronyd is using for time synchronization
● Command: chronyc sources
Show the current synchronization status of chronyd, including the reference
server, clock offset, and frequency adjustment
● Command: chronyc tracking

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