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XXX: This man page talks about msntp, not sntp....
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wiz 2003-12-05 00:07:12 +00:00
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@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ seconds. Acceptable values are from 1 to 3600, and the default is 15 if a NTP
host is specified and 300 otherwise.
.TP
.BI \-x " separation"
causes the program to run as a daemon (i.e. forever), and to estimate and
causes the program to run as a daemon (i.e. forever), and to estimate and
correct for the clock drift.
.I separation
sets the minimum time between calls to the server in minutes if a NTP host is
@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ has to be restarted (e.g. because of network or server outages). In order to
restart the data,
.I msntp
must be restarted reasonably soon after it died (within a few times the value of
.IR separation ),
.IR separation ) ,
with the same value of the
.B \-c
option, the same value of
@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ must be less than half of
In update mode,
.B maxerr
must be less than
.BR prompt.
.BR prompt .
.IP
In daemon mode (i.e. when
.B \-x
@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ It can be run as a unprivileged background process to check on the clock drift
as well as the current error; this will probably fail if the local clock is
reset while it is running. For example:
.IP
.B msntp -x ntpserver.somewhere > output 2>\&1 \&
.B msntp -x ntpserver.somewhere > output 2>\*[Am]1 \*[Am]
.PP
With suitable privilege, it can be run as a command or in a
.I cron
@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ commands. For example:
.PP
It can also be run as a daemon to keep the local clock in step. For example:
.IP
.B msntp -a -x ntpserver.somewhere > output 2>\&1 \&
.B msntp -a -x ntpserver.somewhere > output 2>\*[Am]1 \*[Am]
.PP
More information on how to use this utility is given in the
.I README
@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ When used as a client in non-daemon mode, the program returns a zero exit
status for success, and a non-zero one otherwise. When used as a daemon
(either client or server), it does not return except after a serious error.
.SH BUGS
The program implements the SNTP protocol, and does not provide all NTP
The program implements the SNTP protocol, and does not provide all NTP
facilities. In particular, it contains no checks against any form of spoofing.
If this is a serious concern, some network security mechanism (like a firewall
or even just