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[6732c094] | 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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[d47e7ea9] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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[f4a1b66] | 7 | <!ENTITY ntp-download-http "https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/ntp_spool/ntp4/ntp-4.2/ntp-&ntp-version;.tar.gz">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY ntp-download-ftp " ">
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[eecae1f9] | 9 | <!ENTITY ntp-md5sum "745384ed0dedb3f66b33fe84d66466f9">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY ntp-size "6.7 MB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY ntp-buildsize "102 MB (with tests)">
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[8d68192] | 12 | <!ENTITY ntp-time "0.7 SBU (with tests)">
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[d47e7ea9] | 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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[286c613d] | 15 | <sect1 id="ntp" xreflabel="ntp-&ntp-version;">
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[dc6715a] | 16 | <?dbhtml filename="ntp.html"?>
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[56ab82c] | 17 |
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[dc6715a] | 18 | <sect1info>
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| 19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 21 | </sect1info>
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[56ab82c] | 22 |
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[286c613d] | 23 | <title>ntp-&ntp-version;</title>
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[56ab82c] | 24 |
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[dc6715a] | 25 | <indexterm zone="ntp">
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[286c613d] | 26 | <primary sortas="a-ntp">ntp</primary>
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[dc6715a] | 27 | </indexterm>
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| 28 |
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| 29 | <sect2 role="package">
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[286c613d] | 30 | <title>Introduction to ntp</title>
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[56ab82c] | 31 |
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[286c613d] | 32 | <para>The <application>ntp</application> package contains a
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[56ab82c] | 33 | client and server to keep the time synchronized between various computers over
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| 34 | a network. This package is the official reference implementation of the
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[dc6715a] | 35 | NTP protocol.</para>
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[56ab82c] | 36 |
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[89f706b2] | 37 | &lfs80_checked;
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[6564aa1] | 38 |
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[dc6715a] | 39 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 40 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 41 | <listitem>
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| 42 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&ntp-download-http;"/></para>
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| 43 | </listitem>
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| 44 | <listitem>
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| 45 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&ntp-download-ftp;"/></para>
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| 46 | </listitem>
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| 47 | <listitem>
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| 48 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &ntp-md5sum;</para>
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| 49 | </listitem>
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| 50 | <listitem>
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| 51 | <para>Download size: &ntp-size;</para>
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| 52 | </listitem>
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| 53 | <listitem>
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| 54 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &ntp-buildsize;</para>
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| 55 | </listitem>
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| 56 | <listitem>
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[2174baa] | 57 | <para>Estimated build time: &ntp-time;</para>
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| 58 | </listitem>
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[dc6715a] | 59 | </itemizedlist>
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[56ab82c] | 60 |
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[286c613d] | 61 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">ntp Dependencies</bridgehead>
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[56ab82c] | 62 |
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[b3dc2ba] | 63 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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| 64 | <para role="recommended">
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| 65 | <xref linkend="wget"/> (runtime, for <command>update-leap</command>)
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| 66 | <!-- The download code for update-leap uses the File::Fetch perl module,
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| 67 | which may use wget, or lynx, or some core perle modules, so maybe move
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| 68 | to optional -->
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| 69 | <!-- <xref linkend="which"/> does not seem to be used now -->
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[e3cbfaf] | 70 | </para>
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| 71 |
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[dc6715a] | 72 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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[03f32bb] | 73 | <para role="optional">
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[56605b9] | 74 | <xref linkend="libcap-pam"/>,
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[4c10b88] | 75 | <xref linkend="libevent"/>,
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[e3cbfaf] | 76 | <xref linkend="openssl"/>,
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| 77 | <ulink url="http://www.thrysoee.dk/editline/">libedit</ulink>, and
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| 78 | <ulink url="https://www.gnu.org/software/autogen/">libopts from
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| 79 | AutoGen</ulink>
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[03f32bb] | 80 | </para>
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[56ab82c] | 81 |
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[061ec9d] | 82 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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| 83 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/ntp"/></para>
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| 84 |
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[dc6715a] | 85 | </sect2>
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[56ab82c] | 86 |
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[dc6715a] | 87 | <sect2 role="installation">
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[286c613d] | 88 | <title>Installation of ntp</title>
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[dc6715a] | 89 |
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[e38cfca] | 90 | <para>
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| 91 | There should be a dedicated user and group to take control
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| 92 | of the <command>ntpd</command> daemon after it is
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| 93 | started. Issue the following commands as the
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| 94 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 95 | </para>
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| 96 |
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| 97 | <screen role="root"><userinput>groupadd -g 87 ntp &&
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| 98 | useradd -c "Network Time Protocol" -d /var/lib/ntp -u 87 \
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| 99 | -g ntp -s /bin/false ntp</userinput></screen>
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| 100 |
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[b3dc2ba] | 101 | <!-- At least one of the issues has been reported upstream. The next para
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| 102 | is valid for 4.8.2p10 -->
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| 103 | <para>
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| 104 | The <command>update-leap</command> command needs to be fixed in order
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| 105 | to run properly:
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| 106 | </para>
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| 107 |
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| 108 | <screen><userinput>sed -e "s/https/http/" \
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| 109 | -e 's/"(\\S+)"/"?([^\\s"]+)"?/' \
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| 110 | -i scripts/update-leap/update-leap.in</userinput></screen>
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| 111 |
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| 112 | <para>
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| 113 | Install <application>ntp</application> by running
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| 114 | the following commands:
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| 115 | </para>
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[dc6715a] | 116 |
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[eecae1f9] | 117 | <screen><userinput>./configure CFLAGS="-O2 -g -fPIC" \
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| 118 | --prefix=/usr \
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[78b797d] | 119 | --bindir=/usr/sbin \
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[2dcc08c0] | 120 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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| 121 | --enable-linuxcaps \
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[78b797d] | 122 | --with-lineeditlibs=readline \
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| 123 | --docdir=/usr/share/doc/ntp-&ntp-version; &&
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[11cf9f2] | 124 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 125 |
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[b3dc2ba] | 126 | <para>
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| 127 | To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
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| 128 | </para>
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[56ab82c] | 129 |
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[b3dc2ba] | 130 | <para>
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| 131 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
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| 132 | </para>
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[56ab82c] | 133 |
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[339fbfb9] | 134 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install &&
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[78b797d] | 135 | install -v -o ntp -g ntp -d /var/lib/ntp</userinput></screen>
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[36474cb] | 136 |
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| 137 | </sect2>
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| 138 |
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| 139 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 140 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 141 |
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[eecae1f9] | 142 | <para><envar>CFLAGS="-O2 -g -fPIC"</envar>: This environment variable
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| 143 | is necessary to generate Position Independent Code needed for
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| 144 | use in the package libraries.</para>
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| 145 |
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[78b797d] | 146 | <para><parameter>--bindir=/usr/sbin</parameter>: This parameter places
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[36474cb] | 147 | the administrative programs in <filename
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| 148 | class="directory">/usr/sbin</filename>.</para>
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[11cf9f2] | 149 |
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[2dcc08c0] | 150 | <para><parameter>--enable-linuxcaps</parameter>: ntpd is run as user
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| 151 | ntp, so use Linux capabilities for non-root clock control.</para>
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| 152 |
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[f7841987] | 153 | <para><parameter>--with-lineeditlibs=readline</parameter>: This switch
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| 154 | enables <application>Readline</application> support for
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| 155 | <command>ntpdc</command> and <command>ntpq</command> programs. If omitted,
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[a01b1bf] | 156 | <application>libedit</application> will be used if installed, otherwise no
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| 157 | readline capabilites will be compiled.</para>
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| 158 |
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[dc6715a] | 159 | </sect2>
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[56ab82c] | 160 |
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[dc6715a] | 161 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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[286c613d] | 162 | <title>Configuring ntp</title>
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[56ab82c] | 163 |
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[dc6715a] | 164 | <sect3 id="ntp-config">
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| 165 | <title>Config Files</title>
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[56ab82c] | 166 |
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[dc6715a] | 167 | <para><filename>/etc/ntp.conf</filename></para>
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[56ab82c] | 168 |
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[dc6715a] | 169 | <indexterm zone="ntp ntp-config">
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| 170 | <primary sortas="e-etc-ntp.conf">/etc/ntp.conf</primary>
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| 171 | </indexterm>
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[56ab82c] | 172 |
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[dc6715a] | 173 | </sect3>
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[56ab82c] | 174 |
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[dc6715a] | 175 | <sect3>
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| 176 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 177 |
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[ab6a3f3] | 178 | <para>The following configuration file first defines various ntp
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| 179 | servers with open access from different continents. Second, it
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| 180 | creates a drift file where <command>ntpd</command> stores the
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| 181 | frequency offset and a pid file to store the
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| 182 | <command>ntpd</command> process ID. Third, it defines the location
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| 183 | for the leap-second definition file
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| 184 | <filename>/etc/ntp.leapseconds</filename>, that the
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| 185 | <command>update-leap</command> script checks and updates, when
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| 186 | necessary. This script can be run as a cron job and the
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| 187 | <application>ntp</application> developers recommend a frequency of
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| 188 | about three weeks for the updates. Since the documentation included
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| 189 | with the package is sparse, visit the ntp website at
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| 190 | <ulink url="http://www.ntp.org/"/> and
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[a88b03e] | 191 | <ulink url="http://www.pool.ntp.org/"/> for more information.</para>
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[dc6715a] | 192 |
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| 193 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cat > /etc/ntp.conf << "EOF"
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[6e26273] | 194 | <literal># Asia
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[bca6dfb6] | 195 | server 0.asia.pool.ntp.org
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[d47e7ea9] | 196 |
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| 197 | # Australia
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[bca6dfb6] | 198 | server 0.oceania.pool.ntp.org
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[56ab82c] | 199 |
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[d47e7ea9] | 200 | # Europe
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[ea57941f] | 201 | server 0.europe.pool.ntp.org
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[d47e7ea9] | 202 |
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| 203 | # North America
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[ea57941f] | 204 | server 0.north-america.pool.ntp.org
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| 205 |
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| 206 | # South America
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[bca6dfb6] | 207 | server 2.south-america.pool.ntp.org
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[d47e7ea9] | 208 |
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[1e72251e] | 209 | driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
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[ab6a3f3] | 210 | pidfile /var/run/ntpd.pid
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| 211 |
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| 212 | leapfile /etc/ntp.leapseconds</literal>
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[78b797d] | 213 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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| 214 |
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[39159bf] | 215 | <para>
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| 216 | You may wish to add a <quote>Security session</quote>. For
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| 217 | explanations, see
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[f4a1b66] | 218 | <ulink url="https://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/accopt.html#restrict"/>.
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[39159bf] | 219 | </para>
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[78b797d] | 220 |
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| 221 | <screen role="root"><userinput>cat >> /etc/ntp.conf << "EOF"
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| 222 | <literal># Security session
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[e5bb823] | 223 | restrict default limited kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery
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[78b797d] | 224 | restrict -6 default limited kod nomodify notrap nopeer noquery
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| 225 |
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| 226 | restrict 127.0.0.1
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| 227 | restrict ::1</literal>
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[dc6715a] | 228 | EOF</userinput></screen>
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| 229 |
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| 230 | </sect3>
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[56ab82c] | 231 |
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[dc6715a] | 232 | <sect3 id="ntp-init">
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| 233 | <title>Synchronizing the Time</title>
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| 234 |
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| 235 | <para>There are two options. Option one is to run <command>ntpd</command>
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[56ab82c] | 236 | continuously and allow it to synchronize the time in a gradual manner. The
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[dc6715a] | 237 | other option is to run <command>ntpd</command> periodically (using cron)
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| 238 | and update the time each time <command>ntpd</command> is scheduled.</para>
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[56ab82c] | 239 |
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| 240 | <para>If you choose Option one, then install the
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[7b478500] | 241 | <phrase revision="sysv"><filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/ntp</filename>
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| 242 | init script</phrase>
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| 243 | <phrase revision="systemd"><filename>ntpd.service</filename> unit</phrase>
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| 244 | included in the
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[3c7bd00] | 245 | <xref linkend="bootscripts" revision="sysv"/>
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| 246 | <xref linkend="systemd-units" revision="systemd"/> package.</para>
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[56ab82c] | 247 |
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[7b478500] | 248 | <indexterm zone="ntp ntp-init" revision="sysv">
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[dc6715a] | 249 | <primary sortas="f-ntp">ntp</primary>
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[56ab82c] | 250 | </indexterm>
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[dc6715a] | 251 |
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[7b478500] | 252 | <indexterm zone="ntp ntp-init" revision="systemd">
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| 253 | <primary sortas="f-ntpd">ntpd.service</primary>
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| 254 | </indexterm>
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| 255 |
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[286c613d] | 256 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install-ntpd</userinput></screen>
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[dc6715a] | 257 |
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[56ab82c] | 258 | <para>If you prefer to run <command>ntpd</command> periodically, add the
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| 259 | following command to <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem>'s
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[dc6715a] | 260 | <filename>crontab</filename>:</para>
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[56ab82c] | 261 |
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[dc6715a] | 262 | <screen><literal>ntpd -q</literal></screen>
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| 263 |
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[7b478500] | 264 | <para revision="sysv">Execute the following command if you would like to
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| 265 | set the hardware clock to the current system time at shutdown and
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| 266 | reboot:</para>
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[dc6715a] | 267 |
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[7b478500] | 268 | <screen role="root" revision="sysv"><userinput>ln -v -sf ../init.d/setclock /etc/rc.d/rc0.d/K46setclock &&
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[e3353b3] | 269 | ln -v -sf ../init.d/setclock /etc/rc.d/rc6.d/K46setclock</userinput></screen>
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[dc6715a] | 270 |
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[7b478500] | 271 | <para revision="sysv">The other way around is already set up by
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| 272 | LFS.</para>
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[56ab82c] | 273 |
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[dc6715a] | 274 | </sect3>
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[56ab82c] | 275 |
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[dc6715a] | 276 | </sect2>
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[56ab82c] | 277 |
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[dc6715a] | 278 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 279 | <title>Contents</title>
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[56ab82c] | 280 |
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[dc6715a] | 281 | <segmentedlist>
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| 282 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 283 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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[78b797d] | 284 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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[56ab82c] | 285 |
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[dc6715a] | 286 | <seglistitem>
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[78b797d] | 287 | <seg>calc_tickadj, ntp-keygen, ntp-wait, ntpd, ntpdate, ntpdc, ntpq,
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[ab6a3f3] | 288 | ntptime, ntptrace, sntp, tickadj and update-leap</seg>
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[dc6715a] | 289 | <seg>None</seg>
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[78b797d] | 290 | <seg>/usr/share/ntp,
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| 291 | /usr/share/doc/ntp-4.2.8 and
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| 292 | /var/lib/ntp</seg>
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[dc6715a] | 293 | </seglistitem>
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| 294 | </segmentedlist>
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[56ab82c] | 295 |
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[dc6715a] | 296 | <variablelist>
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| 297 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 298 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 299 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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[56ab82c] | 300 |
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[78b797d] | 301 | <varlistentry id="calc_tickadj">
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| 302 | <term><command>calc_tickadj</command></term>
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| 303 | <listitem>
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| 304 | <para>calculates optimal value for tick given ntp drift file.</para>
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| 305 | <indexterm zone="ntp calc_tickadj">
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| 306 | <primary sortas="b-calc_tickadj">calc_tickadj</primary>
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| 307 | </indexterm>
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| 308 | </listitem>
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| 309 | </varlistentry>
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| 310 |
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[dc6715a] | 311 | <varlistentry id="ntp-keygen">
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| 312 | <term><command>ntp-keygen</command></term>
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| 313 | <listitem>
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[56ab82c] | 314 | <para>generates cryptographic data files used by the NTPv4 authentication
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[dc6715a] | 315 | and identification schemes.</para>
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| 316 | <indexterm zone="ntp ntp-keygen">
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| 317 | <primary sortas="b-ntp-keygen">ntp-keygen</primary>
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| 318 | </indexterm>
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| 319 | </listitem>
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| 320 | </varlistentry>
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[56ab82c] | 321 |
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[dc6715a] | 322 | <varlistentry id="ntp-wait">
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| 323 | <term><command>ntp-wait</command></term>
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| 324 | <listitem>
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[56ab82c] | 325 | <para>is useful at boot time, to delay the boot sequence until
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[dc6715a] | 326 | <command>ntpd</command> has set the time.</para>
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| 327 | <indexterm zone="ntp ntp-wait">
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| 328 | <primary sortas="b-ntp-wait">ntp-wait</primary>
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| 329 | </indexterm>
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| 330 | </listitem>
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| 331 | </varlistentry>
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[56ab82c] | 332 |
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[dc6715a] | 333 | <varlistentry id="ntpd">
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| 334 | <term><command>ntpd</command></term>
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| 335 | <listitem>
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[286c613d] | 336 | <para>is a ntp daemon that runs in the background and keeps
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[56ab82c] | 337 | the date and time synchronized based on response from configured
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[286c613d] | 338 | ntp servers. It also functions as a ntp server.</para>
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[dc6715a] | 339 | <indexterm zone="ntp ntpd">
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| 340 | <primary sortas="b-ntpd">ntpd</primary>
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| 341 | </indexterm>
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| 342 | </listitem>
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| 343 | </varlistentry>
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[56ab82c] | 344 |
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[dc6715a] | 345 | <varlistentry id="ntpdate">
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| 346 | <term><command>ntpdate</command></term>
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| 347 | <listitem>
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[56ab82c] | 348 | <para>is a client program that sets the date and time based on
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[286c613d] | 349 | the response from an ntp server. This command is deprecated.</para>
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[dc6715a] | 350 | <indexterm zone="ntp ntpdate">
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| 351 | <primary sortas="b-ntpdate">ntpdate</primary>
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| 352 | </indexterm>
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| 353 | </listitem>
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| 354 | </varlistentry>
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[56ab82c] | 355 |
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[dc6715a] | 356 | <varlistentry id="ntpdc">
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| 357 | <term><command>ntpdc</command></term>
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| 358 | <listitem>
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[286c613d] | 359 | <para>is used to query the ntp daemon about its current state
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[dc6715a] | 360 | and to request changes in that state.</para>
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| 361 | <indexterm zone="ntp ntpdc">
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| 362 | <primary sortas="b-ntpdc">ntpdc</primary>
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| 363 | </indexterm>
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| 364 | </listitem>
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| 365 | </varlistentry>
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[56ab82c] | 366 |
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[dc6715a] | 367 | <varlistentry id="ntpq">
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| 368 | <term><command>ntpq</command></term>
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| 369 | <listitem>
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[73fe507] | 370 | <para>is a utility program used to monitor <command>ntpd</command>
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[dc6715a] | 371 | operations and determine performance.</para>
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| 372 | <indexterm zone="ntp ntpq">
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| 373 | <primary sortas="b-ntpq">ntpq</primary>
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| 374 | </indexterm>
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| 375 | </listitem>
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| 376 | </varlistentry>
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[56ab82c] | 377 |
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[dc6715a] | 378 | <varlistentry id="ntptime">
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| 379 | <term><command>ntptime</command></term>
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| 380 | <listitem>
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| 381 | <para>reads and displays time-related kernel variables.</para>
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| 382 | <indexterm zone="ntp ntptime">
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| 383 | <primary sortas="b-ntptime">ntptime</primary>
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| 384 | </indexterm>
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| 385 | </listitem>
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| 386 | </varlistentry>
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[56ab82c] | 387 |
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[dc6715a] | 388 | <varlistentry id="ntptrace">
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| 389 | <term><command>ntptrace</command></term>
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| 390 | <listitem>
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[286c613d] | 391 | <para>traces a chain of ntp servers back to the primary source.</para>
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[dc6715a] | 392 | <indexterm zone="ntp ntptrace">
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[56ab82c] | 393 | <primary sortas="b-ntptrace">ntptrace</primary>
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[dc6715a] | 394 | </indexterm>
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| 395 | </listitem>
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| 396 | </varlistentry>
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[56ab82c] | 397 |
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[36474cb] | 398 | <varlistentry id="sntp">
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| 399 | <term><command>sntp</command></term>
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| 400 | <listitem>
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| 401 | <para>is a Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) client.</para>
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| 402 | <indexterm zone="ntp sntp">
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| 403 | <primary sortas="b-sntp">sntp</primary>
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| 404 | </indexterm>
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| 405 | </listitem>
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| 406 | </varlistentry>
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| 407 |
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[dc6715a] | 408 | <varlistentry id="tickadj">
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| 409 | <term><command>tickadj</command></term>
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| 410 | <listitem>
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[56ab82c] | 411 | <para>reads, and optionally modifies, several timekeeping-related
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| 412 | variables in older kernels that do not have support for precision
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[dc6715a] | 413 | timekeeping.</para>
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| 414 | <indexterm zone="ntp tickadj">
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| 415 | <primary sortas="b-tickadj">tickadj</primary>
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| 416 | </indexterm>
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| 417 | </listitem>
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| 418 | </varlistentry>
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[56ab82c] | 419 |
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[ab6a3f3] | 420 | <varlistentry id="update-leap">
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| 421 | <term><command>update-leap</command></term>
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| 422 | <listitem>
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| 423 | <para>is a script to verify and, if necessary, update the leap-second
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| 424 | definition file.</para>
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| 425 | <indexterm zone="ntp update-leap">
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| 426 | <primary sortas="b-update-leap">update-leap</primary>
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| 427 | </indexterm>
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| 428 | </listitem>
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| 429 | </varlistentry>
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| 430 |
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[dc6715a] | 431 | </variablelist>
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[56ab82c] | 432 |
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[dc6715a] | 433 | </sect2>
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[56ab82c] | 434 |
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[39f01ca] | 435 | </sect1>
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