When I try to sync time from a time server using ntpdate, I get this error "the NTP socket is in use, exiting". What does this mean, and how do I resolve this?

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This error indicates that you have the ntpd service currently running. To check the status of the ntp service, run the following command:

# /sbin/service ntpd status

The ntpdate command will only sync the time to the time server if the ntpd server is not running.

To sync the timeserver, please run the following commands:

# /sbin/service ntpd...

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