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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. only in the first three clock updates.
[[maxchange]]*maxchange* _offset_ _start_ _ignore_:: [[maxchange]]*maxchange* _offset_ _start_ _ignore_::
This directive sets the maximum allowed offset corrected on a clock update. The This directive sets the maximum offset to be accepted on a clock update. The
check is performed only after the specified number of updates to allow a large offset is measured relative to the current estimate of the true time, which is
initial adjustment of the system clock. When an offset larger than the different from the system time if a previous slew did not finish.
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 The check is enabled after the specified number of clock updates to allow a
exit). In both cases a message is sent to syslog. 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: An example of the use of this directive is:
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