Hello,

The change I made to the initscript ntp file does not seem very elegant!  But I was not sure of a better way too complete the same results.  

> +		echo -e "server	${NTP_ADDR_1} prefer\nserver	${NTP_ADDR_2}" > /etc/ntp/ntpInclude.conf

Is this OK or does it belong in a different section of code.  It needs to be updated when the NTP Servers are changed or when the time.cgi (Time Server) page is updated.

-and-

Is chrony going to replace NTP?  If so, then the change below is not needed.


Please don't hurt me!

Jon


> On May 26, 2022, at 7:40 PM, Jon Murphy <jon.murphy(a)ipfire.org> wrote:
> 
> - Device time more accurate.  (e.g., +/- 10 seconds per day to < 100 ms on some devices)
>   ( I know we don't need the perfect time server )
> - NTP and time will be accurate in manual mode (setting on Time Server > NTP Configuration WebGUI)
> - Change NTP "prefer" server:
>    - The current preferred NTP server in an Undisciplined Local Clock.
>    - This is intended when no outside source of synchronized time is available.
>    - Change the "prefer" server from 127.127.1.0 to the Primary NTP server specified on
>      the Time Server > NTP Configuration WebGUI page.
> - Change allows the drift file (located at /etc/ntp/drift) to be populated by ntpd.
>    - The drift file is updated about once per hour which helps correct the device time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Murphy <jon.murphy(a)ipfire.org>
> ---
> config/ntp/ntp.conf        | 3 ++-
> src/initscripts/system/ntp | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/config/ntp/ntp.conf b/config/ntp/ntp.conf
> index 9e393ca8e..bcaf2ee9e 100644
> --- a/config/ntp/ntp.conf
> +++ b/config/ntp/ntp.conf
> @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
> disable monitor
> restrict default nomodify noquery
> restrict 127.0.0.1
> -server  127.127.1.0 prefer
> +server  127.127.1.0
> fudge   127.127.1.0 stratum 10
> driftfile /etc/ntp/drift
> +includefile /etc/ntp/ntpInclude.conf
> diff --git a/src/initscripts/system/ntp b/src/initscripts/system/ntp
> index 74b8bc86a..6c8174d25 100644
> --- a/src/initscripts/system/ntp
> +++ b/src/initscripts/system/ntp
> @@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ case "$1" in
> 			fi
> 		fi
> 
> +		echo -e "server	${NTP_ADDR_1} prefer\nserver	${NTP_ADDR_2}" > /etc/ntp/ntpInclude.conf
> +
> 		boot_mesg "Starting ntpd..."
> 		loadproc /usr/bin/ntpd -Ap /var/run/ntpd.pid
> 		;;
> -- 
> 2.30.2
>