On 2011/12/30, at 06:03, Paul WILLIS PSE 55499 wrote: > Hi Matthew > > Its neither, its actually you not understanding what peer means. Peer is > effectively the next time server (or servers) up the chain, > so generally they will be different by one. To see what peer means, type in > ntpq, then type in peer. That will list the peers of your server and their > strata, NOT the stratum of your server. The main usage of peers is to make > sure you are getting time from the correct source or sources. If it is only > showing local sources for example it indicates you have lost contact with the > external ntp sources and are just using the hardware clock.
I understand exactly how NTP works and what a peer is. The ntpq command I ran is giving me the stratum of that server, not of its peers. Are you saying that check_ntp_peer connects to a remote server and reports on its *peers* rather than on it? That seems to contradict the help documentation. How is it able to distill the strata of several of that server's peers into a single stratum value? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
