diff --git a/chrony.texi.in b/chrony.texi.in index b04c1d1..e26e61c 100644 --- a/chrony.texi.in +++ b/chrony.texi.in @@ -694,40 +694,31 @@ support for this, in the form of the @code{manual} directive in the configuration file and the @code{settime} command in the @code{chronyc} program. -If the master is rebooted, @code{chronyd} can re-read the drift rate -from the drift file. However, the master has no accurate estimate of -the current time. To get around this, the system can be configured so -that the master can initially set itself to a `majority-vote' of -selected clients' times; this allows the clients to `flywheel' the -master across its outage. +The @code{smoothtime} directive (@pxref{smoothtime directive}) is useful when +the clocks of the clients need to stay close together when the local time is +adjusted by the @code{settime} command. The smoothing process needs to be +activated by the @code{smoothtime activate} command when the local time is +ready to be served. After that point, any adjustments will be smoothed out. -A typical configuration file for the master (called @code{master}) might -be (assuming the clients are in the 192.168.165.x subnet and that the -master's address is 192.168.169.170) +A typical configuration file for the master (called @code{master}) might be +(assuming the clients are in the 192.168.165.x subnet) @example driftfile @CHRONYVARDIR@/drift -initstepslew 10 client1 client3 client6 local stratum 8 manual allow 192.168.165 +smoothtime 400 0.01 @end example -For the clients that have to resynchronise the master when it restarts, -the configuration file might be +For the clients the configuration file might be @example -server master +server master iburst driftfile @CHRONYVARDIR@/drift logdir /var/log/chrony log measurements statistics tracking -local stratum 10 -initstepslew 20 master -allow 192.168.169.170 @end example - -The rest of the clients would be the same, except that the @code{local} -and @code{allow} directives are not required. @c }}} @c {{{ S:Dial-up home PCs @node Dial-up home PCs