[ntp:questions] Let ntp server not synchronize time from other servers

Richard B. Gilbert rgilbert88 at comcast.net
Thu Aug 28 19:26:53 UTC 2008


WANG Cong wrote:
> On Aug 28, 7:07 pm, Unruh <unruh-s... at physics.ubc.ca> wrote:
>> WANG Cong <xiyou.wangc... at gmail.com> writes:
>>> On Aug 28, 11:12 a.m, Martin Burnicki <martin.burni... at meinberg.de>
>>> wrote:
>>>> Hello WANG Cong,
>>>> WANG Cong wrote:
>>>>> Hello, experts!
>>>>> Is there any way to configure my NTP server *not* to synchronize time
>>>>> from other servers?
>>>> Just don't put any server lines into your ntp.conf file ;-)
>>> That's what I did. But it can't work, if there's no server lines, I
>>> _always_ got:
>>> # /usr/sbin/ntpdate -u -b 192.168.90.41
>>> 28 Aug 11:21:35 ntpdate[10515]: no server suitable for synchronization
>>> found
>> Sure. That was what you asked for. It is unusual, but it is what you
>> wanted. What is the problem?
>>
> 
> If so, that means the clients can't update their time. I don't want
> sync,
> but I stilll need to provide the time service to clients. :-)
> 

Perhaps you are using the wrong tool for the job.  NTP is all about 
getting and keeping the CORRECT time.

Your requirements seem sufficiently odd that you may need to write your 
own software!




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