On 4/8/2024 16:53 PM, ntpsec--- via users wrote: > root@ 64bit A-NTPsec: ~ # cat /etc/ntp.conf|grep -v ^$|grep -v "^#" I realize that was a stupid construct, after a day poking at this my efficiency slipped.... grep -v ^$ /etc/ntp.conf|grep -v "^#" or grep -ve "^$" -e "^#" /etc/ntp.conf would have been the better choices.