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Diffstat (limited to 'ntpd/invoke-ntp.conf.texi')
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1 files changed, 29 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ntpd/invoke-ntp.conf.texi b/ntpd/invoke-ntp.conf.texi index 78d3baf..7151efb 100644 --- a/ntpd/invoke-ntp.conf.texi +++ b/ntpd/invoke-ntp.conf.texi @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ # # EDIT THIS FILE WITH CAUTION (invoke-ntp.conf.texi) # -# It has been AutoGen-ed December 2, 2014 at 08:56:50 AM by AutoGen 5.18.5pre4 +# It has been AutoGen-ed April 7, 2015 at 04:25:50 AM by AutoGen 5.18.5pre4 # From the definitions ntp.conf.def # and the template file agtexi-file.tpl @end ignore @@ -365,6 +365,20 @@ in order to avoid accidental or malicious disruption in this mode, both the server and client should operate using symmetric-key or public-key authentication as described in @ref{Authentication Options}. +@item @code{mdnstries} @kbd{number} +If we are participating in mDNS, +after we have synched for the first time +we attempt to register with the mDNS system. +If that registration attempt fails, +we try again at one minute intervals for up to +@code{mdnstries} +times. +After all, +@code{ntpd} +may be starting before mDNS. +The default value for +@code{mdnstries} +is 5. @end table @node Authentication Support @subsection Authentication Support @@ -2468,7 +2482,7 @@ holds the names of all peer variables and the @code{clock_var_list} holds the names of the reference clock variables. -@item @code{tinker} @code{[@code{allan} @kbd{allan} | @code{dispersion} @kbd{dispersion} | @code{freq} @kbd{freq} | @code{huffpuff} @kbd{huffpuff} | @code{panic} @kbd{panic} | @code{step} @kbd{srep} | @code{stepout} @kbd{stepout}]} +@item @code{tinker} @code{[@code{allan} @kbd{allan} | @code{dispersion} @kbd{dispersion} | @code{freq} @kbd{freq} | @code{huffpuff} @kbd{huffpuff} | @code{panic} @kbd{panic} | @code{step} @kbd{step} | @code{stepback} @kbd{stepback} | @code{stepfwd} @kbd{stepfwd} | @code{stepout} @kbd{stepout}]} This command can be used to alter several system variables in very exceptional circumstances. It should occur in the @@ -2525,6 +2539,19 @@ adjustments will never occur. Note: The kernel time discipline is disabled if the step threshold is set to zero or greater than the default. +@item @code{stepback} @kbd{stepback} +The argument is the step threshold for the backward direction, +which by default is 0.128 s. +It can +be set to any positive number in seconds. +If both the forward and backward step thresholds are set to zero, step +adjustments will never occur. +Note: The kernel time discipline is +disabled if +each direction of step threshold are either +set to zero or greater than .5 second. +@item @code{stepfwd} @kbd{stepfwd} +As for stepback, but for the forward direction. @item @code{stepout} @kbd{stepout} The argument is the stepout timeout, which by default is 900 s. It can |