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.\" $OpenBSD: ntpd.conf.5,v 1.12 2006/05/28 07:58:52 jmc Exp $ |
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.\" $OpenBSD: ntpd.conf.5,v 1.13 2006/05/29 18:47:19 jmc Exp $ |
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.\" |
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.\" Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org> |
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.\" |
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This manual page describes the format of the |
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.Xr ntpd 8 |
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configuration file. |
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It has the following format: |
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.Pp |
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The optional |
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.Ic weight |
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keyword permits finer control over the relative importance |
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of time sources (servers or sensor devices). |
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Weights are specified in the range 1 to 10: |
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a server with a weight of 5 |
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will have five times more importance on time offset calculation |
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than a server with a weight of 1. |
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If no weight is given, |
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the default is 1. |
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.Pp |
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.Nm |
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has the following format: |
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.Pp |
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Empty lines and lines beginning with the |
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.Sq # |
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listen on 127.0.0.1 |
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listen on ::1 |
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.Ed |
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.It Ic sensor Ar device |
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.It Xo Ic sensor Ar device |
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.Op Ic weight Ar offset |
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.Xc |
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Specify a timedelta sensor device |
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.Xr ntpd 8 |
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should use. |
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It can be specified multiple times: |
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The sensor can be specified multiple times: |
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.Xr ntpd 8 |
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will use each given sensor that actually exists. |
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Nonexistant sensors are ignored. |
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Non-existent sensors are ignored. |
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If |
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.Sq * |
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is given as device name, |
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sensor * |
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sensor udcf0 |
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.Ed |
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.It Ic server Ar address |
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.It Xo Ic server Ar address |
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.Op Ic weight Ar offset |
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.Xc |
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Specify the IP address or the hostname of an NTP |
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server to synchronize to. |
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If it appears multiple times, |
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is found. |
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For example: |
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.Bd -literal -offset indent |
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server 10.0.0.2 |
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server ntp.example.org |
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server 10.0.0.2 weight 5 |
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server ntp.example.org weight 1 |
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.Ed |
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.Pp |
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To provide redundancy, it is good practice to configure multiple servers. |
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In general, best accuracy is obtained by using servers that have a low |
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network latency. |
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.It Ic servers Ar address |
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.It Xo Ic servers Ar address |
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.Op Ic weight Ar offset |
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.Xc |
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As with |
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.Cm server , |
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specify the IP address or hostname of an NTP server to synchronize to. |
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