NAME
timed —
time synchronization daemon
SYNOPSIS
timed |
takes no arguments, and users should not launch it manually. |
DESCRIPTION
timed maintains system clock accuracy by
synchronizing the clock with reference clocks via technologies like NTP.
Inputs are merged inside of timed, where it
calculates uncertainty to facilitate scheduling proactive time jobs.
timed is also aware of power/battery conditions.
FILES
- /etc/ntp.conf
- NTP server configuration.
- /var/db/timed/com.apple.timed.plist
- The cached state of
timed - /System/Library/LaunchDaemons/com.apple.timed.plist
- The
timedservice's property list file for launchd(8).
SEE ALSO
date(1), settimeofday(2), adjtime(2), gettimeofday(2), launchd(8)
HISTORY
This timed first appeared in Mac OS X
10.13 and iOS 5.0.