ntp.conf revision 1.19 1 1.19 apb # $NetBSD: ntp.conf,v 1.19 2014/01/14 13:23:46 apb Exp $
2 1.1 fair #
3 1.7 fredb # NetBSD default Network Time Protocol (NTP) configuration file for ntpd
4 1.8 fredb
5 1.8 fredb # This file is intended to be both a usable default, and a Quick-Start
6 1.8 fredb # Guide. The directives and options listed here are not at all complete.
7 1.9 reed # A great deal of additional documentation, including links to FAQS and
8 1.8 fredb # other guides, may be found on the official NTP web site, in particular
9 1.8 fredb #
10 1.8 fredb # http://www.ntp.org/documentation.html
11 1.8 fredb #
12 1.1 fair
13 1.1 fair # Process ID file, so that the daemon can be signalled from scripts
14 1.1 fair
15 1.3 lukem pidfile /var/run/ntpd.pid
16 1.1 fair
17 1.2 simonb # The correction calculated by ntpd(8) for the local system clock's
18 1.7 fredb # drift is stored here.
19 1.1 fair
20 1.3 lukem driftfile /var/db/ntp.drift
21 1.1 fair
22 1.7 fredb # Suppress the syslog(3) message for each peer synchronization change.
23 1.1 fair
24 1.3 lukem logconfig -syncstatus
25 1.5 fredb
26 1.17 apb # Refuse to set the local clock if there are too few good peers or servers.
27 1.17 apb # This may help minimize disruptions due to network congestion. Don't
28 1.5 fredb # do this if you configure only one server!
29 1.5 fredb
30 1.5 fredb tos minsane 2
31 1.1 fair
32 1.10 christos # Set the number of tries to register with mdns. 0 means never
33 1.10 christos #
34 1.10 christos mdnstries 0
35 1.10 christos
36 1.15 christos # New ntpd disables the ntpdc protocol by default, to re-enable uncomment
37 1.15 christos # the following line
38 1.15 christos # enable mode7
39 1.15 christos
40 1.16 apb # Access control restrictions.
41 1.16 apb # See /usr/share/doc/html/ntp/accopt.html for syntax.
42 1.16 apb # See <http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/AccessRestrictions> for advice.
43 1.16 apb # Last match wins.
44 1.16 apb #
45 1.16 apb # Some of the more common keywords are:
46 1.16 apb # ignore Deny packets of all kinds.
47 1.16 apb # kod Send "kiss-o'-death" packets if clients exceed rate
48 1.16 apb # limits.
49 1.16 apb # nomodify Deny attempts to modify the state of the server via
50 1.16 apb # ntpq or ntpdc queries.
51 1.16 apb # noquery Deny all ntpq and ntpdc queries. Does not affect time
52 1.16 apb # synchronisation.
53 1.19 apb # nopeer Prevent establishing new peer associations.
54 1.19 apb # Does not affect peers configured using "peer" lines.
55 1.16 apb # Does not affect client/server time synchronisation.
56 1.16 apb # noserve Deny all time synchronisation. Does not affect ntpq or
57 1.16 apb # ntpdc queries.
58 1.16 apb # notrap Deny the trap subset of the ntpdc control message protocol.
59 1.16 apb # notrust Deny packets that are not cryptographically authenticated.
60 1.16 apb #
61 1.19 apb # By default, allow client/server time exchange without prior
62 1.19 apb # arrangement, but deny configuration changes, queries, and peer
63 1.19 apb # associations that were not explicitly configured.
64 1.16 apb #
65 1.16 apb restrict default kod nopeer noquery
66 1.16 apb
67 1.16 apb # Fewer restrictions for the local subnet.
68 1.16 apb # (Uncomment and adjust as appropriate.)
69 1.16 apb #
70 1.16 apb #restrict 192.0.2.0 mask 255.255.255.0 kod nomodify notrap nopeer
71 1.16 apb #restrict 2001:db8:: mask ffff:ffff:: kod nomodify notrap nopeer
72 1.16 apb
73 1.16 apb # No restrictions for localhost.
74 1.16 apb #
75 1.16 apb restrict 127.0.0.1
76 1.16 apb restrict ::1
77 1.16 apb
78 1.7 fredb # Hereafter should be "server" or "peer" statements to configure other
79 1.17 apb # hosts to exchange NTP packets with.
80 1.17 apb #
81 1.17 apb # See <http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/DesigningYourNTPNetwork>
82 1.17 apb # and <http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/SelectingOffsiteNTPServers>
83 1.17 apb # for advice.
84 1.17 apb #
85 1.19 apb # Peers or servers should be selected in such a way that the network
86 1.19 apb # path to them is short, uncongested, and symmetric (that is, the series
87 1.19 apb # of links and routers used to get to the peer is the same one that
88 1.19 apb # the peer uses to get back). The best place to start looking for NTP
89 1.19 apb # peers for your system is within your own network, or at your Internet
90 1.19 apb # Service Provider (ISP).
91 1.1 fair #
92 1.7 fredb # Ideally, you should select at least three other systems to talk NTP
93 1.7 fredb # with, for an "what I tell you three times is true" effect.
94 1.1 fair
95 1.3 lukem #peer an.ntp.peer.goes.here
96 1.3 lukem #server an.ntp.server.goes.here
97 1.4 agc
98 1.17 apb # The pool.ntp.org project coordinates public time servers provided by
99 1.17 apb # volunteers. See <http://www.pool.ntp.org>. The *.netbsd.pool.ntp.org
100 1.17 apb # servers are intended to be used by default on NetBSD hosts, but
101 1.17 apb # servers that are closer to you are likely to be better. Consider
102 1.17 apb # using servers specific to your country, a nearby country, or your
103 1.17 apb # continent.
104 1.17 apb #
105 1.6 fredb # The pool.ntp.org project needs more volunteers! The only criteria to
106 1.6 fredb # join are a nailed-up connection and a static IP address. For details,
107 1.6 fredb # see the web page:
108 1.6 fredb #
109 1.14 christos # http://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html
110 1.6 fredb #
111 1.6 fredb
112 1.13 christos server 0.netbsd.pool.ntp.org
113 1.13 christos server 1.netbsd.pool.ntp.org
114 1.13 christos server 2.netbsd.pool.ntp.org
115 1.13 christos server 3.netbsd.pool.ntp.org
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