Script : #!/bin/sh service ntp stop /usr/sbin/ntpdate 0.debian.pool.ntp.org 2>&1 service ntp start Reference : ntpdate Man page for ntpdate : ntpdate(8) ntpdate(8) NAME ntpdate – set the date and time via NTP SYNOPSIS ntpdate [-bBdoqsuv] [-a key] [-e authdelay] [-k