1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5 b/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5
index 876432f76623..f638a084eec6 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5
+++ b/usr.sbin/ntp/doc/ntp.conf.5
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ but could be installed elsewhere
 .Fl c
 command line option).
 .Pp
+The
+.Pa /etc/rc.d/ntpdate
+script reads this file to get a list of NTP servers to use if the
+variable
+.Dq Li ntpdate_hosts
+was not declared.
+Refer to the
+.Xr rc.conf 5
+man page for further info about this.
+.Pp
 The file format is similar to other
 .Ux
 configuration files.
@@ -2065,6 +2075,7 @@ RSA public key
 Diffie-Hellman agreement parameters
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr rc.conf 5 ,
 .Xr ntpd 8 ,
 .Xr ntpdc 8 ,
 .Xr ntpq 8