Date and time

System events registered by Fudo PAM (sessions, system log events, etc.) are timestamped. Fudo PAM can obtain the time information either from an NTP server or the system clock.

Warning

  • It is strongly advised for the date and time settings to be obtained from a reliable NTP server. Changing date and time settings manually may result in system malfunction.
  • Date and time synchronization with NTP server is required in cluster configurations.

Changing date and time settings

Note

Manual time setting is disabled if there are NTP servers configured.

To change the Fudo PAM’s system clock settings, proceed as follows.

  1. Select Settings > System.
  2. Change date and time parameters in the Date and time section.
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  1. Click Save.

Time servers configuration

Note

NTP servers ensure that the system time on all IT infrastructure devices is synchronized. Using NTP servers guarantees that the timestamp of the recorded session matches the time settings on the monitored server.

Adding an NTP server definition

To add an NTP server definition, proceed as follows.

  1. Select Settings > System.
  2. Click i in the NTP servers section to add an NTP server.
  3. Enter NTP server IP address or host name.
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  1. Click Save.
  2. Select Restart from user menu to reboot Fudo PAM and apply new time settings.
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Note

After every change or removal of the NTP server definition, run Restart option.


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