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the ntp check does what?

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list Bakkies Gatvol · Thu, 6 Jul 2017 20:45:03 +0000 · 
The man page:
xymonnet also implements a check for NTP servers - this test is called "ntp". If you want to use it, you must define the NTPDATE environment variable to point at the location of your ntpdate<http://max.starfss.com/xymondev1/help/manpages/man1/ntpdate.1.html>;(1) program.

what does this check?

Does it check that this host can talk to ntp - or that ntp is running on this host?

thanks

Bakkies
list Daniel Dan McDonald · Thu, 6 Jul 2017 22:03:44 +0000 · 
It checks that this host can talk to NTP and logs the dispersion between the two clocks.
▸ quoted from Bakkies Gatvol


From: Xymon <xymon-bounces at xymon.com> on behalf of Bakkies Gatvol <user-66e2e196cd54@xymon.invalid>
Date: Thursday, July 6, 2017 at 15:45
To: Xymon-users <xymon at xymon.com>
Subject: [Xymon] the ntp check does what?

The man page:
xymonnet also implements a check for NTP servers - this test is called "ntp". If you want to use it, you must define the NTPDATE environment variable to point at the location of your ntpdate<http://max.starfss.com/xymondev1/help/manpages/man1/ntpdate.1.html>;(1) program.

what does this check?

Does it check that this host can talk to ntp - or that ntp is running on this host?

thanks

Bakkies