Synchronize system time with a U of T time server

Purpose

Synchronizing your system's time with an authoritative source, such as the University of Toronto's time servers, is a foundational requirement for detecting and investigating security concerns through accurate system and audit logs.

Audience

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Initial considerations

Use of institutionally managed solutions.

• Are you using an institutionally managed system? If yes, then you don’t need to worry about altering your system’s time settings – it will already be synced to the U of T time servers.

What can I do?

U of T Network Time Protocol (NTP) Servers.

Synchronize your system’s clock with one of the following U of T time servers.

• 0.pool.utoronto.ca

• 1.pool.utoronto.ca

• 2.pool.utoronto.ca

Setting up your device to synchronize with the above time servers.

Windows.

• https://www.windowscentral.com/how-manage-time-servers-windows-10

Windows Server.

• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-server/identity/configure-authoritative-time-server

MacOS.

• https://www.macinstruct.com/tutorials/synchronize-your-macs-clock-with-a-time-server/

Linux.

• https://linux.die.net/man/8/ntpd

Contact your local IT team for assistance.

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