vwvr6vw wrote: > I am using the xntpd daemon with the AIX OS. From what I have read, > the use of the "-x" option should cause steps steps less than 3 > seconds to be slew'ed instead of step'ed. However, I am seeing steps > that are less than 3 seconds and show no pattern(anywhere from 0.1 > seconds to 1.7 seconds). The only thing I can figure is that since > ntp is selecting a different server to sync to, it does not follow the > slew only logic that should be applied by the use of the "-x" option? > i.e. if I only had one server defined in my config file and it > stepped, I would not have a problem, but if I have two servers that > are out of sync, then I could see a steps on my processor as it ping > pongs back and forth between the two. >
Some versions of (x)ntpd, and I don't remember which or if it's still true, reported a step in the log even though the step was actually carried out as a slew because of an overriding "-x". The message is (was) issued at the point where the step threshold was detected and the decision to perform a slew instead was subsequent to that. That may or may not be true of the version you are running. -Tom _______________________________________________ questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ntp.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/questions
