Shane J Pearson wrote: > J, > > On 15/11/2005, at 9:42 AM, J Moore wrote: > >> Prior discussions notwithstanding, the fact is that the log messages >> are misleading. I *understand* now... if the log messages were >> written differently, I never would've had to ask. > > Reasonable person scenario: > > o Notice odd ntpd log entries. > o #man ntpd > o Notice SECOND paragraph says: > > "ntpd uses the adjtime(2) system call to correct the local system > time without causing time jumps. Adjustments larger than 128ms > are logged using syslog(3). The threshold value is chosen to > avoid having local clock drift thrash the log files." > > o Crisis averted. >
Even I remember the prior thread about ntpd log messages. Jay should be happy he has the option of changing the log message himself, even though the ntpd manual page explains the situation clearly. The code for ntpd is readily available.
