chrony/chrony-docrefresh.patch
2025-05-15 17:09:57 +02:00

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commit b889627998ba584528d1c1145a212fb2b97e5289
Author: Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@redhat.com>
Date: Thu Feb 27 10:04:41 2025 +0100
doc: improve description of refresh directive
diff --git a/doc/chrony.conf.adoc b/doc/chrony.conf.adoc
index 7ccdd20c..eb00e029 100644
--- a/doc/chrony.conf.adoc
+++ b/doc/chrony.conf.adoc
@@ -941,14 +941,15 @@ time, assuming the first update corrects the clock and later checks can work
with correct time.
[[refresh]]*refresh* _interval_::
-This directive specifies the interval (in seconds) between refreshing IP
-addresses of NTP sources specified by hostname. If the hostname no longer
+This directive specifies the minimum interval (in seconds) between refreshing
+IP addresses of NTP sources specified by hostname. If the hostname no longer
resolves to the currently used address, it will be replaced with one of the new
addresses to avoid using a server which is no longer intended for service, even
if it is still responding correctly and would not be replaced as unreachable.
-Only one source is refreshed at a time. The default value is 1209600 (2 weeks)
-and the maximum value is 2^31-1 (68 years). A value of 0 disables the periodic
-refreshment.
+Only one source is refreshed at a time and only when a valid response is
+received (unreachable sources are replaced independently). The default value is
+1209600 (2 weeks) and the maximum value is 2^31-1 (68 years). A value of 0
+disables the periodic refreshment.
+
The <<chronyc.adoc#refresh,*refresh*>> command can be used to refresh all
sources immediately.
diff -up chrony-4.6.1/doc/chrony.conf.man.in.docrefresh chrony-4.6.1/doc/chrony.conf.man.in
--- chrony-4.6.1/doc/chrony.conf.man.in.docrefresh 2025-05-15 17:04:33.824077026 +0200
+++ chrony-4.6.1/doc/chrony.conf.man.in 2025-05-15 17:04:53.308070453 +0200
@@ -1270,14 +1270,15 @@ with correct time.
.sp
\fBrefresh\fP \fIinterval\fP
.RS 4
-This directive specifies the interval (in seconds) between refreshing IP
-addresses of NTP sources specified by hostname. If the hostname no longer
+This directive specifies the minimum interval (in seconds) between refreshing
+IP addresses of NTP sources specified by hostname. If the hostname no longer
resolves to the currently used address, it will be replaced with one of the new
addresses to avoid using a server which is no longer intended for service, even
if it is still responding correctly and would not be replaced as unreachable.
-Only one source is refreshed at a time. The default value is 1209600 (2 weeks)
-and the maximum value is 2^31\-1 (68 years). A value of 0 disables the periodic
-refreshment.
+Only one source is refreshed at a time and only when a valid response is
+received (unreachable sources are replaced independently). The default value is
+1209600 (2 weeks) and the maximum value is 2^31\-1 (68 years). A value of 0
+disables the periodic refreshment.
.sp
The \fBrefresh\fP command can be used to refresh all
sources immediately.