What is the corresponding property I need to add in the .conf file to cause a gradual sync of time with the public NTP server and not a sudden "step"?
Regards, Arpith On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Harlan Stenn <[email protected]> wrote: > Arpith Nayak writes: > > I have a server that is in the orphan mode i.e. it was not connected to > the > > internet (and thus the various public NTP servers) when I booted it up. > Now > > if I install ntpd oin this server and run it, will the first instance of > > ntpd cause a sudden change in the system time as well as timestamps or > does > > NTP cause a slow gradual change so that it syncs up with the public > server > > over a period of time? > > If you don't override this in the ntp.conf file, it will "step" any > change of greater than 128ms as soon as it knows the time. > > If you override this in the ntp.conf file (or via a startup option) it > will slew the time gradually, but realize it may take a *very* long time > to get the clock right. This type of change is applied at 500ppm, so a > change of 1 second will be applied over 2000 seconds. > > H > _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ntp.org/listinfo/questions
