Is there a resource out there with a description of the "interface"
configuration file command, beside the text in the ntp.conf manpage?
I started at ntp.org, followed a command index link that took me to
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/html/miscopt.html#interface but
all that says is:
interface [listen | ignore | drop] [all | ipv4 | ipv6 | wildcard | name |
address[/prefixlen]]
This command controls which network addresses ntpd opens, and
whether input is dropped without processing. The first parameter
determines the action for addresses which match the second
parameter. That parameter specifies a class of addresses, or a
specific interface name, or an address. In the address case,
prefixlen determines how many bits must match for this rule to
apply. ignore prevents opening matching addresses, drop causes
ntpd to open the address and drop all received packets without
examination. Multiple interface commands can be used. The last
rule which matches a particular address determines the action for
it. interface commands are disabled if any -I, --interface, -L, or
--novirtualips command-line options are used. If none of those
options are used and no interface actions are specified in the
configuration file, all available network addresses are
opened. The nic command is an alias for interface.
Which is nice for as far as it goes but I'm sufficiently clueless that
I need something which goes farther.
In particular, I have a situation with a system with a Very Large (tm)
and dynamic number of interfaces, which I think is causing the ntpd to
become Quite Unhappy (tm) (perhaps running out of filedescriptors -
1024 being the current ulimit but that is just a guess). It simply
goes "poof" without anything particularly descriptive in syslog.
Anyway, I really don't need/want it trying to listen on > 99% of them,
but I also have multiple systems whereon the name(s) of the interfaces
I do want ntpd to listen on may not be the same and a Strong Desire
(tm) to have the same config file everywhere. They do though share a
common prefix and I was wondering if something like "interface listen
foo*" could be used. Or, for that matter "interface ignore bar*"
thanks,
rick jones
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