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Symptoms

Server is not keeping the correct time.

Purpose

SoftNAS needs persistent time settings to be accurate for HA and replication and the wrong time or timezone can potentially cause issues.

Resolution

Open the terminal or login over the ssh session. You must login as as the root user. Type the following yum command to install NTP:

...

  # /etc/init.d/ntpd start 


Additional Information

Configure ntpd (optional)

Edit /etc/ntp.conf, enter:

...

  server 2.rhel.pool.ntp.org

References:

  1.  http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-install-ntp-to-synchronize-server-clock/