SV-63143r4_rule
V-22290
GEN000241
GEN000241
CAT II
10
Enable the NTP daemon for continuous synchronization.
# service ntpd start ; chkconfig ntpd on
Edit the "/etc/ntp.conf" file and add or update an entry to define "maxpoll" to "10".
Check to see if ntp is running in continuous mode.
# ps -ax | grep ntp
If the process is found, then check the ntp.conf file for the maxpoll option setting.
# grep maxpoll /etc/ntp.conf
If the option is set to 17 or is not set, this is a finding.
V-22290
False
GEN000241
Check to see if ntp is running in continuous mode.
# ps -ax | grep ntp
If the process is found, then check the ntp.conf file for the maxpoll option setting.
# grep maxpoll /etc/ntp.conf
If the option is set to 17 or is not set, this is a finding.
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System Administrator
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