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diff --git a/contrib/ntp/scripts/support/README b/contrib/ntp/scripts/support/README deleted file mode 100644 index 812965b..0000000 --- a/contrib/ntp/scripts/support/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,73 +0,0 @@ -The bin and etc directories contain several scripts (sh and perl) that -should ease startup and configuration of NTP sites. - - bin/monl is a monitoring script that prints out new, current and - old customers of an NTP timeserver when monitoring is - in effect. - monl has following options: - -i <regexp> (regular expression matchin IP addres to be ignored - -d <directory> where the current state is kept (default /tmp) - -v debug output - -n do not translate IP addresses into hostnames - <host> host to be analyzed - - monl uses xntpdc for information gathering and is thus - limited to the NTP version xntpdc is compiled for. - - bin/mvstats moves compresses and removes statistics files (useful mainly - for reference servers - - etc/install creates the locally needed directories for NTP (if not residung in /etc) - - etc/rc starts up daemon with configuration file and key file - etc/cron cron called monitor statistic (uses bin/monl) - etc/crontab crontab prototype for reference time servers - etc/setup sh script sourced by the other scripts for variable setup - -YOU MUST EDIT THESE FILES TO REFLECT YOUR LOCAL SETUP ! - -READ THIS BEFORE USING THE STARTUP SCRIPTS - -The startupscript etc/rc has been written for Suns and HPs. They are not -guaranteed to work elsewhere. Following assumptions have been made: - - All NTP related files reside in ONE directory having following structure: - - bin/* - all executables (daemon, control, date, scripts) - etc/* - startup scripts and cron scripts - conf/* - NTP configuration files - -The variable NTPROOT (etc/rc, etc/install) must be edited to reflect -the NTP directory (e.g. /usr/local/NTP) - -NTP config files are located via Suns arch command and have the name -conf/`arch`.`arch -k`. -These are the default configurations (usually clients). If a file with the name -conf/`arch`.`arch -k`.`hostname` is present this file will be preferred (Reference host, -gateway). If the arch command is not available no-arch is used. The arch command -is usually a shell script which echoes a string unique the the current machine -architecture. - -The tickadj command has its own conf/tickconf file which is used to set host -specific tickadj values. The line with DEFAULT specifies the default tickadj -parameters, all other lines consists of <hostname> <hostid> -<tickadj parameters>. These lines need only be entered if the specified host -needs parameters different from the default parameters. - -Reference clock support is provided for DCF77. If you need to initialize -certain things for reference clock support (e.g. loading STREAMS modules), -you need to edit etc/rc. - -The current config files of Erlangen are included in the conf directory. -They are just for reference, but might help you a bit in setting up a -synchronisation network. - -The advantage of keeping all config files centralized is the easier -administration. - -We replicate the NTP directory via NFS and rdist. - -When you have set up the local config files (YOUR OWN!) you can call -<NTPROOT>/etc/rc for daemon startup. - -For more information: time@informatik.uni-erlangen.de |
