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diff --git a/contrib/ntp/scripts/monitoring/README b/contrib/ntp/scripts/monitoring/README index fa8ad8b..f8eb0a9 100644 --- a/contrib/ntp/scripts/monitoring/README +++ b/contrib/ntp/scripts/monitoring/README @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ This directory contains support for monitoring the local clock of xntp daemons. -WARNING: The scripts and routines contained in this directory are bete realease! - Do not depend on their correct operation. They are, however, in regular - use at University of Erlangen-Nuernberg. No severe problems are known - for this code. +WARNING: The scripts and routines contained in this directory are beta + release! Do not depend on their correct operation. They are, + however, in regular use at University of Erlangen-Nuernberg. + No severe problems are known for this code. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE THINK TWICE BEFORE STARTING MONITORING REMOTE XNTP DEAMONS !!!! MONITORING MAY INCREASE THE LOAD OF THE DEAMON MONITORED AND MAY -INCREASE THE NETWORK LOAD SIGNIFICANTLY +INCREASE THE NETWORK LOAD SIGNIFICANTLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ ntptrap: It sends a set_trap request to each server given and dumps the trap messages received. It handles refresh of set_trap. Currently it handles only NTP V2, however the NTP V3 servers - also accept v2 requests. It will not interpret v3 system and peer - stati correctly. + also accept v2 requests. It will not interpret v3 system and + peer stati correctly. usage: ntptrap [-n] [-p <port>] [-l <debug-output>] servers... @@ -72,7 +72,9 @@ ntploopstat: if a timeout occurs the next sample is tried after delay/2 seconds - The script will terminate after MAX_FAIL (currently 60) consecutive errors. + The script will terminate after MAX_FAIL (currently 60) + consecutive errors. + Errors are counted for: - error on send call - error on select call @@ -114,10 +116,10 @@ ntploopwatch: command line values would be replaced by settings from the config file. printer: specify printer to print plot - BSD print systems semantics apply; if printer is omitted - the name "ps" is used; plots are prepared using - PostScript, thus the printer should best accept - postscript input + BSD print systems semantics apply; if printer + is omitted the name "ps" is used; plots are + prepared using PostScript, thus the printer + should best accept postscript input For the following see also the comments in loopwatch.config.SAMPLE @@ -139,8 +141,10 @@ lr.pl: within display range timelocal.pl: - used during conversion of ISO_DATE_TIME values specified in loopwatch - config files to unix epoch values (seconds since 1970-01-01_00:00_00 UTC) + + used during conversion of ISO_DATE_TIME values specified in + loopwatch config files to unix epoch values (seconds since + 1970-01-01_00:00_00 UTC) A version of this file is distributed with perl-4.x, however, it has a bug related to dates crossing 1970, causing endless loops.. |
