[Samba] Configuring Time Synchronisation.

[Rowland penny]

On 01/05/2021 16:18, Jason Long via samba wrote:
> Hello,
> In https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_Samba_as_an_Active_Directory_Domain_Controller I read that "Kerberos requires synchronised time on all domain members.", I never used "--enable-ntp-signd" parameter and I just installed the Samba with "make && make install" commands.
> I have below questions:
>
> 1- Is "--enable-ntp-signd" parameter enabled by default?


It doesn't exist, there is no such 'configure' parameter, but ntp-signd 
is enabled by default.

>
> 2- Must I install " NTP" package?


No, you can use chrony instead.

>
> 3- "NTP" is better or "chrony" ?


This is up to you, it is a personal choice, they both work.

Rowland