Documentation request/opportunity

Gary E. Miller gem at rellim.com
Wed Apr 26 18:22:10 UTC 2017


Yo Hal!

On Wed, 26 Apr 2017 03:33:14 -0700
Hal Murray via devel <devel at ntpsec.org> wrote:

> [What packet types do we support?]
> 
> man ntp.conf says:
>        peer
>            NTP peer mode has been removed for security reasons. peer
> is now just an alias for the server keyword. See above.
> 
> It's not clear what "has been removed" means.  Just the server setup
> command or  support for the packet types.

Confusing statement.  "peer mode" has been removed.  Now any "peer"
config in ntp.conf now is an alias for "server".  Then ntpd contacts
that chimer as a client, not a peer.

RGDS
GARY
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