{"description": "To specify a remote NTP server for time synchronization, edit\nthe file /etc/ntp.conf. Add or correct the following lines,\nsubstituting the IP or hostname of a remote NTP server for ntpserver:\n
server ntpserver
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/etc/ntp.conf
\nIn the file, there should be a section similar to the following:\n
server ntpserver
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