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SladeOne Author

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I've had "timed", appear in my firewall connections, can you anyone tell what this means please.

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iMac 21.5″, macOS 10.13

Posted on May 26, 2020 2:05 AM

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BDAqua

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May 26, 2020 1:17 PM in response to SladeOne

Thanks to John Galt...

timed is the time synchronization daemon and a required macOS component. From the manpages "timed maintains system clock accuracy by synchronizing the clock with reference clocks via technologies like NTP. "

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/8122779

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SladeOne Author

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May 26, 2020 10:54 PM in response to BDAqua

Thanks John

I've removed "timed" from the firewall incoming connections, and it hasn't come back yet.

Do I need to do anything about this, because there is an issue with the clock accuracy, or is this something that I just need to let run its course and my Mac will resolve the issue itself by connecting and synchronising periodically?

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BDAqua

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May 27, 2020 7:45 AM in response to SladeOne

Great news, I think your fine the way it is now.

All clocks are off a bit one way or the other, so timed checks with a Rime server to set the clock & tries to adjust for the amount it is off.

Take care my friend.

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