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author | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-14 14:47:15 +0000 |
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committer | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-07-14 14:47:15 +0000 |
commit | d2168fe021bd1693c1038503e09d3d74dd8b6f36 (patch) | |
tree | 1cffbfcbeace5b3e6b01d3c6b67a9c10233bc810 /usr.sbin/timed | |
parent | 745a7b1537c2ebb511bcf928366eefe72af77dac (diff) | |
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The .Nm utility
Diffstat (limited to 'usr.sbin/timed')
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/timed/timed/timed.8 | 15 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | usr.sbin/timed/timedc/timedc.8 | 7 |
2 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/usr.sbin/timed/timed/timed.8 b/usr.sbin/timed/timed/timed.8 index 8c36e9e..5102e6f 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/timed/timed/timed.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/timed/timed/timed.8 @@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm -daemon is a time server daemon +utility is a time server daemon which is normally invoked at boot time from the .Xr rc.network 8 file. @@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ This option may be specified multiple times to add more than one network to the list. .It Fl F Ar host ... Create a list of trusted hosts. +The .Nm -will only accept trusted hosts as masters. +utility will only accept trusted hosts as masters. If it finds an untrusted host claiming to be master, .Nm will suppress incoming messages from that host @@ -141,8 +142,9 @@ flag is not used, .Nm will treat all machines as trustworthy. .Pp +The .Nm -is based on a master-slave +utility is based on a master-slave scheme. When .Nm @@ -160,7 +162,7 @@ and with .Xr timedc 8 , a .Nm -control program. +control utility. If the machine running the master becomes unreachable, the slaves will elect a new master from among those slaves @@ -187,8 +189,9 @@ or flags, it will provide synchronization service on any attached networks on which no trusted master server was detected. Such a server propagates the time computed by the top-level master. +The .Nm -will periodically check for the presence of a master +utility will periodically check for the presence of a master on those networks for which it is operating as a slave. If it finds that there are no trusted masters on a network, it will begin the election process on that network. @@ -260,5 +263,5 @@ log file for master timed .Sh HISTORY The .Nm -daemon appeared in +utility appeared in .Bx 4.3 . diff --git a/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/timedc.8 b/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/timedc.8 index c431c56..1a24e96 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/timedc.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/timed/timedc/timedc.8 @@ -42,8 +42,9 @@ .Nm .Op Ar command Op Ar argument ... .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Nm Timedc -is used to control the operation of the +The +.Nm +utility is used to control the operation of the .Xr timed 8 program. It may be used to: @@ -139,5 +140,5 @@ command can be executed by root only .Sh HISTORY The .Nm -command appeared in +utility appeared in .Bx 4.3 . |