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TIMESYNCD.CONF(5) | timesyncd.conf | TIMESYNCD.CONF(5) |
NAME¶
timesyncd.conf, timesyncd.conf.d - Network Time Synchronization configuration files
SYNOPSIS¶
/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf.d/*.conf
/run/systemd/timesyncd.conf.d/*.conf
/usr/lib/systemd/timesyncd.conf.d/*.conf
DESCRIPTION¶
These configuration files control NTP network time synchronization. See systemd.syntax(7) for a general description of the syntax.
CONFIGURATION DIRECTORIES AND PRECEDENCE¶
The default configuration is set during compilation, so configuration is only needed when it is necessary to deviate from those defaults. Initially, the main configuration file in /etc/systemd/ contains commented out entries showing the defaults as a guide to the administrator. Local overrides can be created by editing this file or by creating drop-ins, as described below. Using drop-ins for local configuration is recommended over modifications to the main configuration file.
In addition to the "main" configuration file, drop-in configuration snippets are read from /usr/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/, /usr/local/lib/systemd/*.conf.d/, and /etc/systemd/*.conf.d/. Those drop-ins have higher precedence and override the main configuration file. Files in the *.conf.d/ configuration subdirectories are sorted by their filename in lexicographic order, regardless of in which of the subdirectories they reside. When multiple files specify the same option, for options which accept just a single value, the entry in the file sorted last takes precedence, and for options which accept a list of values, entries are collected as they occur in the sorted files.
When packages need to customize the configuration, they can install drop-ins under /usr/. Files in /etc/ are reserved for the local administrator, who may use this logic to override the configuration files installed by vendor packages. Drop-ins have to be used to override package drop-ins, since the main configuration file has lower precedence. It is recommended to prefix all filenames in those subdirectories with a two-digit number and a dash, to simplify the ordering of the files.
To disable a configuration file supplied by the vendor, the recommended way is to place a symlink to /dev/null in the configuration directory in /etc/, with the same filename as the vendor configuration file.
OPTIONS¶
The following settings are configured in the [Time] section:
NTP=
FallbackNTP=
RootDistanceMaxSec=
Takes a time span value. The default unit is seconds, but other units may be specified, see systemd.time(5). Defaults to 5 seconds.
PollIntervalMinSec=, PollIntervalMaxSec=
Each setting takes a time span value. The default unit is seconds, but other units may be specified, see systemd.time(5). PollIntervalMinSec= defaults to 32 seconds and must not be smaller than 16 seconds. PollIntervalMaxSec= defaults to 34 min 8 s (2048 seconds) and must be larger than PollIntervalMinSec=.
ConnectionRetrySec=
Takes a time span value. The default unit is seconds, but other units may be specified, see systemd.time(5). Defaults to 30 seconds and must not be smaller than 1 second.
SaveIntervalSec=
Takes a time interval value. The default unit is seconds, but other units may be specified, see systemd.time(5). Defaults to 60 seconds.
SEE ALSO¶
systemd(1), systemd-timesyncd.service(8), systemd-networkd.service(8)
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