$FreeBSD: head/net/openntpd/files/patch-ntpd.conf.5 340725 2014-01-22 17:40:44Z mat $ --- ntpd.conf.5.orig 2009-11-23 21:03:30.000000000 +0100 +++ ntpd.conf.5 2009-11-23 21:12:27.000000000 +0100 @@ -59,62 +59,6 @@ or listen on 127.0.0.1 listen on ::1 .Ed -.It Xo Ic sensor Ar device -.Op Ic correction Ar microseconds -.Op Ic weight Ar weight-value -.Op Ic refid Ar string -.Xc -Specify a timedelta sensor device -.Xr ntpd 8 -should use. -The sensor can be specified multiple times: -.Xr ntpd 8 -will use each given sensor that actually exists. -Non-existent sensors are ignored. -If -.Sq * -is given as device name, -.Xr ntpd 8 -will use all timedelta sensors it finds. -.Xr ntpd 8 -does not use any timedelta sensor by default. -For example: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -sensor * -sensor nmea0 -.Ed -.Pp -An optional correction in microseconds can be given to compensate -for the sensor's offset. -The maximum correction is 127 seconds. -For example, if a DCF77 receiver is lagging 70ms behind -actual time: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -sensor udcf0 correction 70000 -.Ed -.Pp -The optional -.Ic weight -keyword permits finer control over the relative importance -of time sources (servers or sensor devices). -Weights are specified in the range 1 to 10; -if no weight is given, -the default is 1. -A server with a weight of 5, for example, -will have five times more influence on time offset calculation -than a server with a weight of 1. -.Pp -An optional reference ID string - up to 4 ASCII characters - can be -given to publish the sensor type to clients. -RFC 2030 suggests some common reference identifiers, but new identifiers -"can be contrived as appropriate." -If an ID string is not given, -.Xr ntpd 8 -will use a generic reference ID. -For example: -.Bd -literal -offset indent -sensor nmea0 refid GPS -.Ed .It Xo Ic server Ar address .Op Ic weight Ar weight-value .Xc @@ -139,6 +83,17 @@ server ntp.example.org weight 1 To provide redundancy, it is good practice to configure multiple servers. In general, best accuracy is obtained by using servers that have a low network latency. +.Pp +The optional +.Ic weight +keyword permits finer control over the relative importance +of time sources. +Weights are specified in the range 1 to 10; +if no weight is given, +the default is 1. +A server with a weight of 5, for example, +will have five times more influence on time offset calculation +than a server with a weight of 1. .It Xo Ic servers Ar address .Op Ic weight Ar weight-value .Xc @@ -157,15 +112,14 @@ servers pool.ntp.org .Ed .El .Sh FILES -.Bl -tag -width "/etc/ntpd.confXXX" -compact -.It Pa /etc/ntpd.conf +.Bl -tag -width "%%PREFIX%%/etc/ntpd.confXXX" -compact +.It Pa %%PREFIX%%/etc/ntpd.conf default .Xr ntpd 8 configuration file .El .Sh SEE ALSO -.Xr ntpd 8 , -.Xr sysctl 8 +.Xr ntpd 8 .Sh HISTORY The .Nm