Should I generate the /etc/ntp.drift manually?

[MA Qiang]

After I configed the ntp client, I could not find the /etc/ntp.drift.
What is the format of /etc/ntp.drift?

Thanks.

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1 · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Check if you can open next doc.

Europe
http://www4.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000067229786

US
http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000067229786

Document description: HP-UX NTP: how the drift file is used for synchronization
Document id: 4000037490

Best regards,
Robert-Jan

[Robert-Jan Goossens_1]

More info.

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90685/ch07s02.html#daibcahb

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90685/ch07s02.html

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90685/ch07.html

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[MA Qiang]

I need not create the /etc/ntp.drift manually. The xntpd can generate the file.