Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-28 Thread E-Mail Sent to this address will be added to the BlackLists
Mischanko, Edward T wrote:> NTP 4.2.7 has been in development for over 6 months and > is very stable, yet, yes, it's still in development. IIRC over 3 years. -- E-Mail Sent to this address will be added to the BlackLists. ___ questions mailing

Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-27 Thread Steve Kostecke
On 2013-01-27, Garrett Wollman wrote: > And when it ceases to be "in development" and the FreeBSD net/ntp port > becomes 4.2.7 instead of 4.2.6, then I will run it. The next FreeBSD net/ntp "port" will be 4.2.8 http://support.ntp.org/Main/ReleaseNumberingScheme explains why. Stable releases ha

Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-27 Thread Harlan Stenn
"Mischanko, Edward T" writes: > Garrett, > > NTP 4.2.7 has been in development for over 6 months and is very stable, > yet, yes, it's still in development. 4.2.7 is in a code-freeze pending the release of 4.2.8. There are <20 small bugs remaining to be fixed, and these issues have mosly been ar

Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-27 Thread Mischanko, Edward T
Garrett, I didn't realize that my comment would be so offensive to you. Please accept my apology for trying to be helpful. Regards, Ed > In article <31033FCF05BEE64695655345F1E94EF015FFDD21@BHW-MBX-02>, > Mischanko, Edward T wrote: > > >NTP 4.2.7 has been in development for over 6 months and i

Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-27 Thread Garrett Wollman
In article <31033FCF05BEE64695655345F1E94EF015FFDD21@BHW-MBX-02>, Mischanko, Edward T wrote: >NTP 4.2.7 has been in development for over 6 months and is very stable, > yet, yes, it's still in development. And when it ceases to be "in development" and the FreeBSD net/ntp port becomes 4.2.7 instea

Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-27 Thread Mischanko, Edward T
Garrett, NTP 4.2.7 has been in development for over 6 months and is very stable, yet, yes, it's still in development. Regards, Ed > > 2013/1/27, Garrett Wollman : > > In article > > , > > Michael Tatarinov wrote: > >>I know only one way. > >>ntpq -c 'config: leapfile LEAPFILE" > > > > That

Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-27 Thread David Taylor
On 27/01/2013 01:56, Garrett Wollman wrote: In article , Hal Murray wrote: I suggest submitting a feature request at https://support.ntp.org/bugs/index.cgi with a link back to the above bug since it will be the same area of code. Too many hoops to jump through. Maybe someone who already h

Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-26 Thread Michael Tatarinov
2013/1/27, Garrett Wollman : > In article > , > Michael Tatarinov wrote: >>I know only one way. >>ntpq -c 'config: leapfile LEAPFILE" > > That was what I was looking for! In my version of ntpq, at least, > it's spelled ':config' rather than 'config:', but that did it. > > Unfortunately, this sti

Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-26 Thread Garrett Wollman
In article , Michael Tatarinov wrote: >I know only one way. >ntpq -c 'config: leapfile LEAPFILE" That was what I was looking for! In my version of ntpq, at least, it's spelled ':config' rather than 'config:', but that did it. Unfortunately, this still doesn't get me anywhere, because the "pas

Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-26 Thread Michael Tatarinov
I know only one way. ntpq -c 'config: leapfile LEAPFILE" 2013/1/26, Garrett Wollman : > I'm using my configuration-management system to distribute a > leapseconds file for ntpd. After the system installs the new file, > what does it need to do for ntpd to recognize that the file has > changed? (

Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-26 Thread Garrett Wollman
In article , Hal Murray wrote: >I suggest submitting a feature request at > https://support.ntp.org/bugs/index.cgi >with a link back to the above bug since it will be the same area of code. Too many hoops to jump through. Maybe someone who already has an account at that site can do it. -GAWol

Re: [ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-26 Thread Mischanko, Edward T
I know of no way for NTP to know about the new file without restarting NTP itself. The drift file will allow it to come back into sync very quickly, so the consequences of a restart should be minimal. NTP reads the leapseconds file on start-up, I believe. Regards, Ed > > I'm using my configur

[ntp:questions] Updating the leapseconds file -- how to signal ntpd

2013-01-25 Thread Garrett Wollman
I'm using my configuration-management system to distribute a leapseconds file for ntpd. After the system installs the new file, what does it need to do for ntpd to recognize that the file has changed? (It is obviously undesirable to simply restart a stratum-1 ntpd; I'm looking for the mechanism t