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diff --git a/ntpd/ntp.conf.html b/ntpd/ntp.conf.html index b237cc025085e..7ab25e3756f42 100644 --- a/ntpd/ntp.conf.html +++ b/ntpd/ntp.conf.html @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Up: <a rel="up" accesskey="u" href="#dir">(dir)</a> <p>This document describes the configuration file for the NTP Project's <code>ntpd</code> program. - <p>This document applies to version 4.2.8p1 of <code>ntp.conf</code>. + <p>This document applies to version 4.2.8p2 of <code>ntp.conf</code>. <div class="shortcontents"> <h2>Short Contents</h2> @@ -2463,7 +2463,7 @@ holds the names of all peer variables and the <code>clock_var_list</code> holds the names of the reference clock variables. -<br><dt><code>tinker</code> <code>[allan </code><kbd>allan</kbd><code> | dispersion </code><kbd>dispersion</kbd><code> | freq </code><kbd>freq</kbd><code> | huffpuff </code><kbd>huffpuff</kbd><code> | panic </code><kbd>panic</kbd><code> | step </code><kbd>srep</kbd><code> | stepout </code><kbd>stepout</kbd><code>]</code><dd>This command can be used to alter several system variables in +<br><dt><code>tinker</code> <code>[allan </code><kbd>allan</kbd><code> | dispersion </code><kbd>dispersion</kbd><code> | freq </code><kbd>freq</kbd><code> | huffpuff </code><kbd>huffpuff</kbd><code> | panic </code><kbd>panic</kbd><code> | step </code><kbd>step</kbd><code> | stepback </code><kbd>stepback</kbd><code> | stepfwd </code><kbd>stepfwd</kbd><code> | stepout </code><kbd>stepout</kbd><code>]</code><dd>This command can be used to alter several system variables in very exceptional circumstances. It should occur in the configuration file before any other configuration options. @@ -2513,6 +2513,17 @@ adjustments will never occur. Note: The kernel time discipline is disabled if the step threshold is set to zero or greater than the default. +<br><dt><code>stepback</code> <kbd>stepback</kbd><dd>The argument is the step threshold for the backward direction, +which by default is 0.128 s. +It can +be set to any positive number in seconds. +If both the forward and backward step thresholds are set to zero, step +adjustments will never occur. +Note: The kernel time discipline is +disabled if +each direction of step threshold are either +set to zero or greater than .5 second. +<br><dt><code>stepfwd</code> <kbd>stepfwd</kbd><dd>As for stepback, but for the forward direction. <br><dt><code>stepout</code> <kbd>stepout</kbd><dd>The argument is the stepout timeout, which by default is 900 s. It can be set to any positive number in seconds. |