[ntp:questions] How often does ntpd refresh its DNS lookup?
John Thurston
john.thurston at alaska.gov
Thu Aug 8 19:13:33 UTC 2019
On 8/3/2019 11:38 AM, Jason Rabel wrote:
>> For server-entries in ntp.conf, how does ntpd (4.2.8p13) time refreshing
>> of hostnames?
>
> As far as I know, for regular server entries once it's done the
> initial lookup on startup, that's it...
>
> I believe for pool entries it will do a lookup to grab new IPs if a
> pool server goes silent. Maybe that's what you were referring to?
After 20-years, we need to change the address of our time server. I was
hoping I could just update DNS and all the clients would eventually
notice the change. That hope is dashed.
Thanks for the information, though. The answer wasn't what I hoped, but
I can work with this.
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John Thurston 907-465-8591
John.Thurston at alaska.gov
Department of Administration
State of Alaska
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