# sles 11 ntp

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**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [September 21, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-11-ntp/21813 "2011-09-21T16:06:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![System1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@System1](https://forums.suse.com/u/System1)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-11-ntp/21813/1 "2011-09-21T16:06:04Z")

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hi  
I was configuring ntp on a server  
I got this error when I entering ntpq -p command:  
ntpq: read: connection refused

i disable all my restrictions in the ntp.conf to test if this resolves  
the problem. still nothing

when entering service ntp status command I get: unused

when I tray to start it say done but when i run the status command  
again it is still unused

anny ide what this can be?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-11-ntp/21813/2 "2011-09-21T16:20:46Z")

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On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 13:06:04 GMT  
gino braet [gino\_braet@no-mx.forums.novell.com](mailto:gino_braet@no-mx.forums.novell.com) wrote:  
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> hi  
> I was configuring ntp on a server  
> I got this error when I entering ntpq -p command:  
> ntpq: read: connection refused
> 
> i disable all my restrictions in the ntp.conf to test if this resolves  
> the problem. still nothing
> 
> when entering service ntp status command I get: unused
> 
> when I tray to start it say done but when i run the status command  
> again it is still unused
> 
> anny ide what this can be?
> 
> [/color]  
> Hi  
> Use the YaST configuration tool to configure and enable the ntp service.

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**Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/sles-11-ntp/21813/3 "2011-09-21T18:16:02Z")

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and in the yast is the Test button 😉

you try ping to the ntp server if is ready.

## – Honzik

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