[ntp:questions] Will ntpd tell me if it encounters problems?
Danny Mayer
mayer at ntp.isc.org
Sun Apr 15 20:16:29 UTC 2007
David Woolley wrote:
> In article <46216403.10504 at ntp.isc.org>, mayer at ntp.isc.org (Danny Mayer) wrote:
> David Woolley wrote:
>
>>> ntpd also has a trap reporting mechanism, but I don't know of any
>
>> I don't know anything about this. Care to expand on this?
>
> ntp-4.2.0/html/ntpdc.html
> traps
> Display the traps set in the server. See the source listing for
> further information.
>
> addtrap [ address [ port ] [ interface ]
> Set a trap for asynchronous messages. See the source listing
> for further information.
>
> clrtrap [ address [ port ] [ interface]
> Clear a trap for asynchronous messages. See the source listing
> for further information.
>
> ntp-4.2.0/html/accopt.html
> lowpriotrap
> Declare traps set by matching hosts to be low priority.
> The number of traps a server can maintain is limited (the
> current limit is 3). Traps are usually assigned on a
> first come, first served basis, with later trap
> requestors being denied service. This flag modifies the
> assignment algorithm by allowing low priority traps to be
> overridden by later requests for normal priority traps.
>
> notrap
> Decline to provide mode 6 control message trap service to
> matching hosts. The trap service is a subsystem of the
> ntpdq control message protocol which is intended for use
> by remote event logging programs.
>
>
> That's about the limit of my knowledge.
Which probably means that only Dave knows how to use them and what they
are useful for.
Danny
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