NTP on FreeBSD 12.1

Posted 2021-03-02 freedom-try

Add the following to /etc/ntp.conf

pool ntp2.aliyun.com iburst
pool 1.tw.pool.ntp.org iburst
pool 0.freebsd.pool.ntp.org iburst
server ntp1.aliyun.com iburst

Add the following to /etc/rc.conf

ntpd_enable="YES"
ntpd_sync_on_start="YES"

Set ntpd_enable="YES" to start ntpd at boot time. Once ntpd_enable=YES has been added to `/etc/rc

service ntpd start

Set ntpd_sync_on_start="YES" to allow ntpd to step the clock any amount, one time at startup.

Reference:
Clock Synchronization with NTP Chapter 29. Network Servers