[ntp:questions] ntp.drift file
David Lord
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Thu Dec 9 00:58:41 UTC 2010
Pawe³ Stankowski wrote:
> Hi all,
> I want to ask what information ntp.drift file contains? Is it a
> parameter which I can read from ntp daemon? And when the file is
> rewriting?
Ntp.drift is updated at intervals with the frequency offset in
ppm. The file contains a single line.
$ cat /var/db/ntpd.drift
-2.546
$ ntpdc -c loopinfo
offset: -0.000128 s
frequency: -2.546 ppm
poll adjust: 30
watchdog timer: 1642 s
David
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