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- Subject: Re: [chrony-users] Validating PHC operation on Microsoft VM
- From: Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:21:39 +0100
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On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 12:59:20PM +0800, Mingye Wang wrote:
> I can see why Microsoft Azure picked that option: they don't want to
> overload the NTP pool (like I've complained about recently)[1], but
> their approach is a bit off. Specifically, I believe they should have
> specified a nonzero stratum so that chrony does not place too much
> trust in the host time. Is there anyone from Azure that I can contact
> on this issue?
If there is only one source, it doesn't matter what stratum it has.
Its weight can change only relative to other sources.
If you want to propose changes to the default configuration, you will
need to find out where it is coming from. There could be a base image
provided by the OS vendor and other changes layered on top maintained
elsewhere. Not easy to follow. I think most of the Azure stuff is on
github.
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Miroslav Lichvar
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