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.TH ntpdc @NTPDC_MS@ "29 Jun 2015" "4.2.8p3" "User Commands"
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.\" EDIT THIS FILE WITH CAUTION (/tmp/.ag-91aOeF/ag-i2aGdF)
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.\" It has been AutoGen-ed June 29, 2015 at 04:31:01 PM by AutoGen 5.18.5
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.\" From the definitions ntpdc-opts.def
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.\" and the template file agman-cmd.tpl
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.SH NAME
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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\- vendor-specific NTPD control program
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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.\" Mixture of short (flag) options and long options
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[\f\*[B-Font]\-flags\f[]]
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[\f\*[B-Font]\-flag\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]value\f[]]]
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[\f\*[B-Font]\-\-option-name\f[][[=| ]\f\*[I-Font]value\f[]]]
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[ host ...]
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.sp \n(Ppu
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.ne 2
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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is deprecated.
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Please use
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\fCntpq\f[]\fR(@NTPQ_MS@)\f[] instead \- it can do everything
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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used to do, and it does so using a much more sane interface.
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.sp \n(Ppu
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.ne 2
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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is a utility program used to query
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\fCntpd\f[]\fR(@NTPD_MS@)\f[]
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about its
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current state and to request changes in that state.
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It uses NTP mode 7 control message formats described in the source code.
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The program may
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be run either in interactive mode or controlled using command line
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arguments.
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Extensive state and statistics information is available
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through the
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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interface.
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In addition, nearly all the
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configuration options which can be specified at startup using
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ntpd's configuration file may also be specified at run time using
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP.
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.SH "OPTIONS"
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-4\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-ipv4\f[]
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Force IPv4 DNS name resolution.
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This option must not appear in combination with any of the following options:
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ipv6.
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.sp
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Force DNS resolution of following host names on the command line
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to the IPv4 namespace.
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-6\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-ipv6\f[]
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Force IPv6 DNS name resolution.
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This option must not appear in combination with any of the following options:
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ipv4.
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.sp
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Force DNS resolution of following host names on the command line
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to the IPv6 namespace.
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-c\f[] \f\*[I-Font]cmd\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-command\f[]=\f\*[I-Font]cmd\f[]
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run a command and exit.
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This option may appear an unlimited number of times.
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.sp
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The following argument is interpreted as an interactive format command
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and is added to the list of commands to be executed on the specified
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host(s).
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-d\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-debug\-level\f[]
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Increase debug verbosity level.
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This option may appear an unlimited number of times.
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.sp
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-D\f[] \f\*[I-Font]number\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-set\-debug\-level\f[]=\f\*[I-Font]number\f[]
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Set the debug verbosity level.
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This option may appear an unlimited number of times.
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This option takes an integer number as its argument.
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.sp
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-i\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-interactive\f[]
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Force ntpq to operate in interactive mode.
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This option must not appear in combination with any of the following options:
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command, listpeers, peers, showpeers.
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.sp
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Force ntpq to operate in interactive mode. Prompts will be written
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to the standard output and commands read from the standard input.
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-l\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-listpeers\f[]
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Print a list of the peers.
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This option must not appear in combination with any of the following options:
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command.
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.sp
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Print a list of the peers known to the server as well as a summary of
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their state. This is equivalent to the 'listpeers' interactive command.
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-n\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-numeric\f[]
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numeric host addresses.
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.sp
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Output all host addresses in dotted-quad numeric format rather than
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converting to the canonical host names.
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-p\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-peers\f[]
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Print a list of the peers.
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This option must not appear in combination with any of the following options:
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command.
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.sp
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Print a list of the peers known to the server as well as a summary
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of their state. This is equivalent to the 'peers' interactive command.
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-s\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-showpeers\f[]
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Show a list of the peers.
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This option must not appear in combination with any of the following options:
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command.
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.sp
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Print a list of the peers known to the server as well as a summary
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of their state. This is equivalent to the 'dmpeers' interactive command.
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-\&?\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-help\f[]
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Display usage information and exit.
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-\&!\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-more-help\f[]
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Pass the extended usage information through a pager.
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\->\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]cfgfile\f[]], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-save-opts\f[] [=\f\*[I-Font]cfgfile\f[]]
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Save the option state to \fIcfgfile\fP. The default is the \fIlast\fP
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configuration file listed in the \fBOPTION PRESETS\fP section, below.
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The command will exit after updating the config file.
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-<\f[] \f\*[I-Font]cfgfile\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-load-opts\f[]=\f\*[I-Font]cfgfile\f[], \f\*[B-Font]\-\-no-load-opts\f[]
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Load options from \fIcfgfile\fP.
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The \fIno-load-opts\fP form will disable the loading
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of earlier config/rc/ini files. \fI\-\-no-load-opts\fP is handled early,
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out of order.
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.TP
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\-\-version\f[] [{\f\*[I-Font]v|c|n\f[]}]
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Output version of program and exit. The default mode is `v', a simple
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version. The `c' mode will print copyright information and `n' will
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print the full copyright notice.
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.PP
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.SH "OPTION PRESETS"
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Any option that is not marked as \fInot presettable\fP may be preset
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by loading values from configuration ("RC" or ".INI") file(s) and values from
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environment variables named:
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.nf
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\fBNTPDC_<option-name>\fP or \fBNTPDC\fP
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.fi
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.ad
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The environmental presets take precedence (are processed later than)
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the configuration files.
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The \fIhomerc\fP files are "\fI$HOME\fP", and "\fI.\fP".
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If any of these are directories, then the file \fI.ntprc\fP
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is searched for within those directories.
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.SH USAGE
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If one or more request options are included on the command line
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when
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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is executed, each of the requests will be sent
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to the NTP servers running on each of the hosts given as command
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line arguments, or on localhost by default.
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If no request options
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are given,
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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will attempt to read commands from the
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standard input and execute these on the NTP server running on the
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first host given on the command line, again defaulting to localhost
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when no other host is specified.
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The
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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utility will prompt for
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commands if the standard input is a terminal device.
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.sp \n(Ppu
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.ne 2
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The
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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utility uses NTP mode 7 packets to communicate with the
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NTP server, and hence can be used to query any compatible server on
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the network which permits it.
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Note that since NTP is a UDP protocol
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this communication will be somewhat unreliable, especially over
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large distances in terms of network topology.
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The
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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utility makes
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no attempt to retransmit requests, and will time requests out if
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the remote host is not heard from within a suitable timeout
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time.
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.sp \n(Ppu
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.ne 2
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The operation of
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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are specific to the particular
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implementation of the
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\fCntpd\f[]\fR(@NTPD_MS@)\f[]
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daemon and can be expected to
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work only with this and maybe some previous versions of the daemon.
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Requests from a remote
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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utility which affect the
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state of the local server must be authenticated, which requires
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both the remote program and local server share a common key and key
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identifier.
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.sp \n(Ppu
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.ne 2
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Note that in contexts where a host name is expected, a
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\f\*[B-Font]\-4\f[]
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qualifier preceding the host name forces DNS resolution to the IPv4 namespace,
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while a
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\f\*[B-Font]\-6\f[]
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qualifier forces DNS resolution to the IPv6 namespace.
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Specifying a command line option other than
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\f\*[B-Font]\-i\f[]
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or
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\f\*[B-Font]\-n\f[]
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will cause the specified query (queries) to be sent to
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the indicated host(s) immediately.
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Otherwise,
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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will
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attempt to read interactive format commands from the standard
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input.
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.SS "Interactive Commands"
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Interactive format commands consist of a keyword followed by zero
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to four arguments.
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Only enough characters of the full keyword to
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uniquely identify the command need be typed.
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The output of a
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command is normally sent to the standard output, but optionally the
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output of individual commands may be sent to a file by appending a
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\[oq]\&>\[cq],
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followed by a file name, to the command line.
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.sp \n(Ppu
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.ne 2
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A number of interactive format commands are executed entirely
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within the
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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utility itself and do not result in NTP
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mode 7 requests being sent to a server.
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These are described
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following.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]\&?\f[] \f\*[I-Font]command_keyword\f[]
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]help\f[] \f\*[I-Font]command_keyword\f[]
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A
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\[oq]\f\*[B-Font]\&?\f[]\[cq]
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will print a list of all the command
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keywords known to this incarnation of
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP.
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A
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\[oq]\f\*[B-Font]\&?\f[]\[cq]
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followed by a command keyword will print function and usage
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information about the command.
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This command is probably a better
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source of information about
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\fCntpq\f[]\fR(@NTPQ_MS@)\f[]
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than this manual
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page.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]delay\f[] \f\*[I-Font]milliseconds\f[]
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Specify a time interval to be added to timestamps included in
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requests which require authentication.
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This is used to enable
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(unreliable) server reconfiguration over long delay network paths
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or between machines whose clocks are unsynchronized.
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Actually the
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server does not now require timestamps in authenticated requests,
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so this command may be obsolete.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]host\f[] \f\*[I-Font]hostname\f[]
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Set the host to which future queries will be sent.
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Hostname may
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be either a host name or a numeric address.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]hostnames\f[] [\f\*[B-Font]yes\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]no\f[]]
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If
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\f\*[B-Font]yes\f[]
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is specified, host names are printed in
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information displays.
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If
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\f\*[B-Font]no\f[]
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is specified, numeric
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addresses are printed instead.
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The default is
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\f\*[B-Font]yes\f[],
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unless
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modified using the command line
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\f\*[B-Font]\-n\f[]
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switch.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]keyid\f[] \f\*[I-Font]keyid\f[]
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This command allows the specification of a key number to be
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used to authenticate configuration requests.
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This must correspond
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to a key number the server has been configured to use for this
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purpose.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]quit\f[]
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Exit
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]passwd\f[]
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This command prompts you to type in a password (which will not
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be echoed) which will be used to authenticate configuration
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requests.
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The password must correspond to the key configured for
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use by the NTP server for this purpose if such requests are to be
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successful.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]timeout\f[] \f\*[I-Font]milliseconds\f[]
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Specify a timeout period for responses to server queries.
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The
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default is about 8000 milliseconds.
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Note that since
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\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
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retries each query once after a timeout, the total waiting time for
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a timeout will be twice the timeout value set.
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.PP
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.SS "Control Message Commands"
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Query commands result in NTP mode 7 packets containing requests for
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information being sent to the server.
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These are read-only commands
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in that they make no modification of the server configuration
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state.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]listpeers\f[]
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Obtains and prints a brief list of the peers for which the
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server is maintaining state.
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These should include all configured
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peer associations as well as those peers whose stratum is such that
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they are considered by the server to be possible future
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synchronization candidates.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]peers\f[]
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Obtains a list of peers for which the server is maintaining
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state, along with a summary of that state.
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Summary information
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includes the address of the remote peer, the local interface
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address (0.0.0.0 if a local address has yet to be determined), the
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stratum of the remote peer (a stratum of 16 indicates the remote
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peer is unsynchronized), the polling interval, in seconds, the
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reachability register, in octal, and the current estimated delay,
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offset and dispersion of the peer, all in seconds.
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.sp \n(Ppu
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.ne 2
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The character in the left margin indicates the mode this peer
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entry is operating in.
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A
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\[oq]\&+\[cq]
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denotes symmetric active, a
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\[oq]\&-\[cq]
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indicates symmetric passive, a
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\[oq]\&=\[cq]
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means the
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remote server is being polled in client mode, a
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\[oq]\&^\[cq]
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indicates that the server is broadcasting to this address, a
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\[oq]\&~\[cq]
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denotes that the remote peer is sending broadcasts and a
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\[oq]\&~\[cq]
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denotes that the remote peer is sending broadcasts and a
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\[oq]\&*\[cq]
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marks the peer the server is currently synchronizing
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to.
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.sp \n(Ppu
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.ne 2
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The contents of the host field may be one of four forms.
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It may
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be a host name, an IP address, a reference clock implementation
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name with its parameter or
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\fBREFCLK\f[]\fR()\f[]
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On
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\f\*[B-Font]hostnames\f[]
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\f\*[B-Font]no\f[]
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only IP-addresses
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will be displayed.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]dmpeers\f[]
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A slightly different peer summary list.
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Identical to the output
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of the
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\f\*[B-Font]peers\f[]
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command, except for the character in the
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leftmost column.
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Characters only appear beside peers which were
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included in the final stage of the clock selection algorithm.
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A
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\[oq]\&.\[cq]
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indicates that this peer was cast off in the falseticker
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detection, while a
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\[oq]\&+\[cq]
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indicates that the peer made it
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through.
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A
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\[oq]\&*\[cq]
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denotes the peer the server is currently
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synchronizing with.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]showpeer\f[] \f\*[I-Font]peer_address\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]...\f[]]
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Shows a detailed display of the current peer variables for one
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or more peers.
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Most of these values are described in the NTP
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Version 2 specification.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]pstats\f[] \f\*[I-Font]peer_address\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]...\f[]]
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Show per-peer statistic counters associated with the specified
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peer(s).
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]clockstat\f[] \f\*[I-Font]clock_peer_address\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]...\f[]]
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Obtain and print information concerning a peer clock.
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The
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values obtained provide information on the setting of fudge factors
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and other clock performance information.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]kerninfo\f[]
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Obtain and print kernel phase-lock loop operating parameters.
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This information is available only if the kernel has been specially
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modified for a precision timekeeping function.
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.TP 7
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.NOP \f\*[B-Font]loopinfo\f[] [\f\*[B-Font]oneline\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]multiline\f[]]
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Print the values of selected loop filter variables.
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The loop
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filter is the part of NTP which deals with adjusting the local
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system clock.
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The
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\[oq]offset\[cq]
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is the last offset given to the
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loop filter by the packet processing code.
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The
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|
\[oq]frequency\[cq]
|
|
is the frequency error of the local clock in parts-per-million
|
|
(ppm).
|
|
The
|
|
\[oq]time_const\[cq]
|
|
controls the stiffness of the
|
|
phase-lock loop and thus the speed at which it can adapt to
|
|
oscillator drift.
|
|
The
|
|
\[oq]watchdog timer\[cq]
|
|
value is the number
|
|
of seconds which have elapsed since the last sample offset was
|
|
given to the loop filter.
|
|
The
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]oneline\f[]
|
|
and
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]multiline\f[]
|
|
options specify the format in which this
|
|
information is to be printed, with
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]multiline\f[]
|
|
as the
|
|
default.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]sysinfo\f[]
|
|
Print a variety of system state variables, i.e., state related
|
|
to the local server.
|
|
All except the last four lines are described
|
|
in the NTP Version 3 specification, RFC-1305.
|
|
.sp \n(Ppu
|
|
.ne 2
|
|
|
|
The
|
|
\[oq]system flags\[cq]
|
|
show various system flags, some of
|
|
which can be set and cleared by the
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]enable\f[]
|
|
and
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]disable\f[]
|
|
configuration commands, respectively.
|
|
These are
|
|
the
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]auth\f[],
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]bclient\f[],
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]monitor\f[],
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]pll\f[],
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]pps\f[]
|
|
and
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]stats\f[]
|
|
flags.
|
|
See the
|
|
\fCntpd\f[]\fR(@NTPD_MS@)\f[]
|
|
documentation for the meaning of these flags.
|
|
There
|
|
are two additional flags which are read only, the
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]kernel_pll\f[]
|
|
and
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]kernel_pps\f[].
|
|
These flags indicate
|
|
the synchronization status when the precision time kernel
|
|
modifications are in use.
|
|
The
|
|
\[oq]kernel_pll\[cq]
|
|
indicates that
|
|
the local clock is being disciplined by the kernel, while the
|
|
\[oq]kernel_pps\[cq]
|
|
indicates the kernel discipline is provided by the PPS
|
|
signal.
|
|
.sp \n(Ppu
|
|
.ne 2
|
|
|
|
The
|
|
\[oq]stability\[cq]
|
|
is the residual frequency error remaining
|
|
after the system frequency correction is applied and is intended for
|
|
maintenance and debugging.
|
|
In most architectures, this value will
|
|
initially decrease from as high as 500 ppm to a nominal value in
|
|
the range .01 to 0.1 ppm.
|
|
If it remains high for some time after
|
|
starting the daemon, something may be wrong with the local clock,
|
|
or the value of the kernel variable
|
|
\fIkern.clockrate.tick\f[]
|
|
may be
|
|
incorrect.
|
|
.sp \n(Ppu
|
|
.ne 2
|
|
|
|
The
|
|
\[oq]broadcastdelay\[cq]
|
|
shows the default broadcast delay,
|
|
as set by the
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]broadcastdelay\f[]
|
|
configuration command.
|
|
.sp \n(Ppu
|
|
.ne 2
|
|
|
|
The
|
|
\[oq]authdelay\[cq]
|
|
shows the default authentication delay,
|
|
as set by the
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]authdelay\f[]
|
|
configuration command.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]sysstats\f[]
|
|
Print statistics counters maintained in the protocol
|
|
module.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]memstats\f[]
|
|
Print statistics counters related to memory allocation
|
|
code.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]iostats\f[]
|
|
Print statistics counters maintained in the input-output
|
|
module.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]timerstats\f[]
|
|
Print statistics counters maintained in the timer/event queue
|
|
support code.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]reslist\f[]
|
|
Obtain and print the server's restriction list.
|
|
This list is
|
|
(usually) printed in sorted order and may help to understand how
|
|
the restrictions are applied.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]monlist\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]version\f[]]
|
|
Obtain and print traffic counts collected and maintained by the
|
|
monitor facility.
|
|
The version number should not normally need to be
|
|
specified.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]clkbug\f[] \f\*[I-Font]clock_peer_address\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]...\f[]]
|
|
Obtain debugging information for a reference clock driver.
|
|
This
|
|
information is provided only by some clock drivers and is mostly
|
|
undecodable without a copy of the driver source in hand.
|
|
.PP
|
|
.SS "Runtime Configuration Requests"
|
|
All requests which cause state changes in the server are
|
|
authenticated by the server using a configured NTP key (the
|
|
facility can also be disabled by the server by not configuring a
|
|
key).
|
|
The key number and the corresponding key must also be made
|
|
known to
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP.
|
|
This can be done using the
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]keyid\f[]
|
|
and
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]passwd\f[]
|
|
commands, the latter of which will prompt at the terminal for a
|
|
password to use as the encryption key.
|
|
You will also be prompted
|
|
automatically for both the key number and password the first time a
|
|
command which would result in an authenticated request to the
|
|
server is given.
|
|
Authentication not only provides verification that
|
|
the requester has permission to make such changes, but also gives
|
|
an extra degree of protection again transmission errors.
|
|
.sp \n(Ppu
|
|
.ne 2
|
|
|
|
Authenticated requests always include a timestamp in the packet
|
|
data, which is included in the computation of the authentication
|
|
code.
|
|
This timestamp is compared by the server to its receive time
|
|
stamp.
|
|
If they differ by more than a small amount the request is
|
|
rejected.
|
|
This is done for two reasons.
|
|
First, it makes simple
|
|
replay attacks on the server, by someone who might be able to
|
|
overhear traffic on your LAN, much more difficult.
|
|
Second, it makes
|
|
it more difficult to request configuration changes to your server
|
|
from topologically remote hosts.
|
|
While the reconfiguration facility
|
|
will work well with a server on the local host, and may work
|
|
adequately between time-synchronized hosts on the same LAN, it will
|
|
work very poorly for more distant hosts.
|
|
As such, if reasonable
|
|
passwords are chosen, care is taken in the distribution and
|
|
protection of keys and appropriate source address restrictions are
|
|
applied, the run time reconfiguration facility should provide an
|
|
adequate level of security.
|
|
.sp \n(Ppu
|
|
.ne 2
|
|
|
|
The following commands all make authenticated requests.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]addpeer\f[] \f\*[I-Font]peer_address\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]keyid\f[]] [\f\*[I-Font]version\f[]] [\f\*[B-Font]prefer\f[]]
|
|
Add a configured peer association at the given address and
|
|
operating in symmetric active mode.
|
|
Note that an existing
|
|
association with the same peer may be deleted when this command is
|
|
executed, or may simply be converted to conform to the new
|
|
configuration, as appropriate.
|
|
If the optional
|
|
\f\*[I-Font]keyid\f[]
|
|
is a
|
|
nonzero integer, all outgoing packets to the remote server will
|
|
have an authentication field attached encrypted with this key.
|
|
If
|
|
the value is 0 (or not given) no authentication will be done.
|
|
The
|
|
\f\*[I-Font]version\f[]
|
|
can be 1, 2 or 3 and defaults to 3.
|
|
The
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]prefer\f[]
|
|
keyword indicates a preferred peer (and thus will
|
|
be used primarily for clock synchronisation if possible).
|
|
The
|
|
preferred peer also determines the validity of the PPS signal \- if
|
|
the preferred peer is suitable for synchronisation so is the PPS
|
|
signal.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]addserver\f[] \f\*[I-Font]peer_address\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]keyid\f[]] [\f\*[I-Font]version\f[]] [\f\*[B-Font]prefer\f[]]
|
|
Identical to the addpeer command, except that the operating
|
|
mode is client.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]broadcast\f[] \f\*[I-Font]peer_address\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]keyid\f[]] [\f\*[I-Font]version\f[]] [\f\*[B-Font]prefer\f[]]
|
|
Identical to the addpeer command, except that the operating
|
|
mode is broadcast.
|
|
In this case a valid key identifier and key are
|
|
required.
|
|
The
|
|
\f\*[I-Font]peer_address\f[]
|
|
parameter can be the broadcast
|
|
address of the local network or a multicast group address assigned
|
|
to NTP.
|
|
If a multicast address, a multicast-capable kernel is
|
|
required.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]unconfig\f[] \f\*[I-Font]peer_address\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]...\f[]]
|
|
This command causes the configured bit to be removed from the
|
|
specified peer(s).
|
|
In many cases this will cause the peer
|
|
association to be deleted.
|
|
When appropriate, however, the
|
|
association may persist in an unconfigured mode if the remote peer
|
|
is willing to continue on in this fashion.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]fudge\f[] \f\*[I-Font]peer_address\f[] [\f\*[B-Font]time1\f[]] [\f\*[B-Font]time2\f[]] [\f\*[I-Font]stratum\f[]] [\f\*[I-Font]refid\f[]]
|
|
This command provides a way to set certain data for a reference
|
|
clock.
|
|
See the source listing for further information.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]enable\f[] [\f\*[B-Font]auth\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]bclient\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]calibrate\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]kernel\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]monitor\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]ntp\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]pps\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]stats\f[]]
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]disable\f[] [\f\*[B-Font]auth\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]bclient\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]calibrate\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]kernel\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]monitor\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]ntp\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]pps\f[] | \f\*[B-Font]stats\f[]]
|
|
These commands operate in the same way as the
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]enable\f[]
|
|
and
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]disable\f[]
|
|
configuration file commands of
|
|
\fCntpd\f[]\fR(@NTPD_MS@)\f[].
|
|
.RS
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]auth\f[]
|
|
Enables the server to synchronize with unconfigured peers only
|
|
if the peer has been correctly authenticated using either public key
|
|
or private key cryptography.
|
|
The default for this flag is enable.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]bclient\f[]
|
|
Enables the server to listen for a message from a broadcast or
|
|
multicast server, as in the multicastclient command with
|
|
default address.
|
|
The default for this flag is disable.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]calibrate\f[]
|
|
Enables the calibrate feature for reference clocks.
|
|
The default for this flag is disable.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]kernel\f[]
|
|
Enables the kernel time discipline, if available.
|
|
The default for this flag is enable if support is available, otherwise disable.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]monitor\f[]
|
|
Enables the monitoring facility.
|
|
See the documentation here about the
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]monlist\f[]
|
|
command or further information.
|
|
The default for this flag is enable.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]ntp\f[]
|
|
Enables time and frequency discipline.
|
|
In effect, this switch opens and closes the feedback loop,
|
|
which is useful for testing.
|
|
The default for this flag is enable.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]pps\f[]
|
|
Enables the pulse-per-second (PPS) signal when frequency
|
|
and time is disciplined by the precision time kernel modifications.
|
|
See the
|
|
"A Kernel Model for Precision Timekeeping"
|
|
(available as part of the HTML documentation
|
|
provided in
|
|
\fI/usr/share/doc/ntp\f[])
|
|
page for further information.
|
|
The default for this flag is disable.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]stats\f[]
|
|
Enables the statistics facility.
|
|
See the
|
|
\fIMonitoring\f[] \fIOptions\f[]
|
|
section of
|
|
\fCntp.conf\f[]\fR(5)\f[]
|
|
for further information.
|
|
The default for this flag is disable.
|
|
.RE
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]restrict\f[] \f\*[I-Font]address\f[] \f\*[I-Font]mask\f[] \f\*[I-Font]flag\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]...\f[]]
|
|
This command operates in the same way as the
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]restrict\f[]
|
|
configuration file commands of
|
|
\fCntpd\f[]\fR(@NTPD_MS@)\f[].
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]unrestrict\f[] \f\*[I-Font]address\f[] \f\*[I-Font]mask\f[] \f\*[I-Font]flag\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]...\f[]]
|
|
Unrestrict the matching entry from the restrict list.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]delrestrict\f[] \f\*[I-Font]address\f[] \f\*[I-Font]mask\f[] [\f\*[B-Font]ntpport\f[]]
|
|
Delete the matching entry from the restrict list.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]readkeys\f[]
|
|
Causes the current set of authentication keys to be purged and
|
|
a new set to be obtained by rereading the keys file (which must
|
|
have been specified in the
|
|
\fCntpd\f[]\fR(@NTPD_MS@)\f[]
|
|
configuration file).
|
|
This
|
|
allows encryption keys to be changed without restarting the
|
|
server.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]trustedkey\f[] \f\*[I-Font]keyid\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]...\f[]]
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]untrustedkey\f[] \f\*[I-Font]keyid\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]...\f[]]
|
|
These commands operate in the same way as the
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]trustedkey\f[]
|
|
and
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]untrustedkey\f[]
|
|
configuration file
|
|
commands of
|
|
\fCntpd\f[]\fR(@NTPD_MS@)\f[].
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]authinfo\f[]
|
|
Returns information concerning the authentication module,
|
|
including known keys and counts of encryptions and decryptions
|
|
which have been done.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]traps\f[]
|
|
Display the traps set in the server.
|
|
See the source listing for
|
|
further information.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]addtrap\f[] \f\*[I-Font]address\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]port\f[]] [\f\*[I-Font]interface\f[]]
|
|
Set a trap for asynchronous messages.
|
|
See the source listing
|
|
for further information.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]clrtrap\f[] \f\*[I-Font]address\f[] [\f\*[I-Font]port\f[]] [\f\*[I-Font]interface\f[]]
|
|
Clear a trap for asynchronous messages.
|
|
See the source listing
|
|
for further information.
|
|
.TP 7
|
|
.NOP \f\*[B-Font]reset\f[]
|
|
Clear the statistics counters in various modules of the server.
|
|
See the source listing for further information.
|
|
.PP
|
|
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
|
|
See \fBOPTION PRESETS\fP for configuration environment variables.
|
|
.SH "FILES"
|
|
See \fBOPTION PRESETS\fP for configuration files.
|
|
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
|
|
One of the following exit values will be returned:
|
|
.TP
|
|
.NOP 0 " (EXIT_SUCCESS)"
|
|
Successful program execution.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.NOP 1 " (EXIT_FAILURE)"
|
|
The operation failed or the command syntax was not valid.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.NOP 66 " (EX_NOINPUT)"
|
|
A specified configuration file could not be loaded.
|
|
.TP
|
|
.NOP 70 " (EX_SOFTWARE)"
|
|
libopts had an internal operational error. Please report
|
|
it to autogen-users@lists.sourceforge.net. Thank you.
|
|
.PP
|
|
.SH "SEE ALSO"
|
|
\fCntp.conf\f[]\fR(5)\f[],
|
|
\fCntpd\f[]\fR(@NTPD_MS@)\f[]
|
|
David L. Mills,
|
|
\fINetwork Time Protocol (Version 3)\fR,
|
|
RFC1305
|
|
.PP
|
|
|
|
.SH AUTHORS
|
|
The formatting directives in this document came from FreeBSD.
|
|
.SH "COPYRIGHT"
|
|
Copyright (C) 1992-2015 The University of Delaware and Network Time Foundation all rights reserved.
|
|
This program is released under the terms of the NTP license, <http://ntp.org/license>.
|
|
.SH BUGS
|
|
The
|
|
\f\*[B-Font]ntpdc\fP
|
|
utility is a crude hack.
|
|
Much of the information it shows is
|
|
deadly boring and could only be loved by its implementer.
|
|
The
|
|
program was designed so that new (and temporary) features were easy
|
|
to hack in, at great expense to the program's ease of use.
|
|
Despite
|
|
this, the program is occasionally useful.
|
|
.sp \n(Ppu
|
|
.ne 2
|
|
|
|
Please report bugs to http://bugs.ntp.org .
|
|
.sp \n(Ppu
|
|
.ne 2
|
|
|
|
Please send bug reports to: http://bugs.ntp.org, bugs@ntp.org
|
|
.SH "NOTES"
|
|
This manual page was \fIAutoGen\fP-erated from the \fBntpdc\fP
|
|
option definitions.
|