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doc: improve maxchange description

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Miroslav Lichvar 2022-05-05 11:50:00 +02:00
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@ -1219,12 +1219,16 @@ This would step the system clock if the adjustment is larger than 0.1 seconds, b
only in the first three clock updates.
[[maxchange]]*maxchange* _offset_ _start_ _ignore_::
This directive sets the maximum allowed offset corrected on a clock update. The
check is performed only after the specified number of updates to allow a large
initial adjustment of the system clock. When an offset larger than the
specified maximum occurs, it will be ignored for the specified number of times
and then *chronyd* will give up and exit (a negative value can be used to never
exit). In both cases a message is sent to syslog.
This directive sets the maximum offset to be accepted on a clock update. The
offset is measured relative to the current estimate of the true time, which is
different from the system time if a previous slew did not finish.
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The check is enabled after the specified number of clock updates to allow a
large initial offset to be corrected on start. Offsets larger than the
specified maximum will be ignored for the specified number of times. Another
large offset will cause *chronyd* to give up and exit. A negative value
can be used to disable the limit to ignore all large offsets. A syslog message
will be generated when an offset is ignored or it causes the exit.
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An example of the use of this directive is:
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