From 27c7bc970d9e7ffe060688a8dd77b7747503a564 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pat Riehecky Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2017 17:48:25 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] man: systemd-timesyncd.service(8) (#6109) Updates the documentation to note use of SNTP (resolves #5735) (cherry picked from commit 42d3bf86bb75842602d3712caa2baccd09a1c795) --- man/systemd-timesyncd.service.xml | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/man/systemd-timesyncd.service.xml b/man/systemd-timesyncd.service.xml index 6ec384313b..3edcaf1b4e 100644 --- a/man/systemd-timesyncd.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd-timesyncd.service.xml @@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ reboots to ensure it monotonically advances even if the system lacks a battery-buffered RTC chip. + The systemd-timesyncd service + specifically implements only SNTP. This minimalistic + service will set the system clock for large offsets or + slowly adjust it for smaller deltas. More complex use + cases are not covered by systemd-timesyncd. + The NTP servers contacted are determined from the global settings in timesyncd.conf5,