# Need to set chrony.conf to server instead of pool!

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-to-set-chrony-conf-to-server-instead-of-pool/31167>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** rhel, ansible-project\
**Created:** [August 29, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-to-set-chrony-conf-to-server-instead-of-pool/31167 "2019-08-29T15:16:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-to-set-chrony-conf-to-server-instead-of-pool/31167/1 "2019-08-29T15:16:17Z")

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> Hello All.
> 
> I'm working with RHEL 8 and the ntp package is no longer supported and it is implemented by the chronyd daemon which is  
> provided in the chrony package. My chrony.conf file:
> 
> \>  
> # Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project.  
> # Please consider joining the pool ([http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html](http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html)).  
> pool 2.rhel.pool.ntp.org iburst

Hello Keith,

another possibility would be to use the timesync daemon provided by systemd:  
[https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/systemd-timesyncd](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/systemd-timesyncd)

Regards  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Racke