The macOS Process Journey — “timed” (Time Sync Daemon)
The goal of “timed” is to maintain the accuracy of the system clock automatically, it is done by reference clocks (like by using NTP) — see the screenshot below (https://malykh.blogspot.com/2021/12/macos.html). Since 2017 (macOS High Sierra) the roles of “ntpd” (Network Time Protocol Daemon) have been merged into “timed” (https://eclecticlight.co/2017/10/27/has-anyone-got-the-time-how-high-sierra-has-changed-time-synchronisation/).
The macOS Process Journey — “timed” (Time Sync Daemon) The goal of “timed” is to maintain the accuracy of the system clock automatically, it is done by reference clocks (like by using NTP) — see the screenshot below (https://malykh.blogspot.com/2021/12/macos.html). Since 2017 (macOS High Sierra) the roles of “ntpd” (Network Time Protocol Daemon) have been merged into “timed” (https://eclecticlight.co/2017/10/27/has-anyone-got-the-time-how-high-sierra-has-changed-time-synchronisation/). dev-ops
macOS Process Journey — “timed” Time Sync Daemon goal “timed” maintain accuracy system clock automatically done reference clock like using NTP — see screenshot httpsmalykhblogspotcom202112macoshtml Since 2017 macOS High Sierra role “ntpd” Network Time Protocol Daemon merged “timed” httpseclecticlightco20171027hasanyonegotthetimehowhighsierrahaschangedtimesynchronisation devops