From: Miroslav Lichvar Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 10:46:44 +0000 (+0200) Subject: doc: improve description of server directive X-Git-Tag: 4.7-pre1~8 X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b32d85bc54891cb39fe0a578e0b21d232698f6de;p=thirdparty%2Fchrony.git doc: improve description of server directive --- diff --git a/doc/chrony.conf.adoc b/doc/chrony.conf.adoc index 711f7c44..4f1ee5ff 100644 --- a/doc/chrony.conf.adoc +++ b/doc/chrony.conf.adoc @@ -72,9 +72,16 @@ newly resolved address when the server becomes unreachable (i.e. no valid response to the last 8 requests), unsynchronised, a falseticker (i.e. does not agree with a majority of other sources), or the root distance is too large (the limit can be configured by the <> directive). The -automatic replacement happens at most once per 30 minutes. -+ -This directive can be used multiple times to specify multiple servers. +automatic replacement happens at most once per 30 minutes and only one +server can be replaced at a time. The address is also refreshed periodically +when the server is working normally (the interval can be configured by the +<> directive). ++ +This directive can be used multiple times to specify multiple servers. Each +server must have a different IP address to be usable by *chronyd*. If a server +is specified by a hostname that resolves only to addresses already used by +other servers, the server will be treated as having an unknown address (e.g. +reported by the *chronyc* <> command). + The directive supports the following options: +