[Nottingham] "ntpq -p" displayed flags

[Camilo Mesias]

There are some hints under ntpdc man page, from memory * is a server
you are synced to, + is a server you could sync to but it's not chosen
currently. # and x are probably not good servers.

ntp is a bit of a dark art

-Cam

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> Anyone know what the characters mean in the first column of the
> "ntpq -p" output?
>
> I've got a collection of: "x# +*"
>
> And I ain't seen where they are described!...
>
> Anyone know rather than me making a quality guess? (Note the pun for
> those that might know :-) )
>
>
> Cheers,
> Martin
>
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