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diff --git a/ntpd/invoke-ntp.conf.texi b/ntpd/invoke-ntp.conf.texi
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--- a/ntpd/invoke-ntp.conf.texi
+++ b/ntpd/invoke-ntp.conf.texi
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
#
# EDIT THIS FILE WITH CAUTION (invoke-ntp.conf.texi)
#
-# It has been AutoGen-ed December 19, 2014 at 07:49:02 AM by AutoGen 5.18.5pre4
+# It has been AutoGen-ed February 4, 2015 at 02:41:59 AM by AutoGen 5.18.5pre4
# From the definitions ntp.conf.def
# and the template file agtexi-file.tpl
@end ignore
@@ -365,6 +365,20 @@ in order to avoid accidental or malicious disruption in this mode,
both the server and client should operate using symmetric-key or
public-key authentication as described in
@ref{Authentication Options}.
+@item @code{mdnstries} @kbd{number}
+If we are participating in mDNS,
+after we have synched for the first time
+we attempt to register with the mDNS system.
+If that registration attempt fails,
+we try again at one minute intervals for up to
+@code{mdnstries}
+times.
+After all,
+@code{ntpd}
+may be starting before mDNS.
+The default value for
+@code{mdnstries}
+is 5.
@end table
@node Authentication Support
@subsection Authentication Support
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