NTP Configuration Script

This Bash script simplifies the configuration of NTP (Network Time Protocol) settings on Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux systems. It provides options for both configuring an NTP server and an NTP client.

Features

• Supports configuring NTP servers and clients.
• Ability to specify custom remote NTP servers.
• Automated installation of the NTP package if not already installed.
• Disables systemd-timesyncd when configuring an NTP server.

Prerequisites

• An Ubuntu-based GNU/Linux system.
• BASH (usually pre-installed on GNU/Linux systems).

Usage

1. Clone this repository or download the script (ntp-configure.sh) to your local machine.

2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the script.

3. Run the script with the desired command and arguments. See Usage Examples for more details.

Commands

The script supports the following commands:

• server-configure: Configure the system as an NTP server.
• client-configure <server_ip>: Configure the system as an NTP client, specifying the NTP server's IP address.
• --help or -h: Display usage information.

Examples

Configure an NTP Server

./ntp-configure.sh server-configure

To configure an NTP server with custom remote NTP servers:

./ntp-configure.sh server-configure --remote-ntp-servers "2.tr.pool.ntp.org 0.europe.pool.ntp.org 3.europe.pool.ntp.org"

Configure an NTP Client

./ntp-configure.sh client-configure 172.17.0.3

License

This script is released under the MIT License.