can't set multiple NTP servers in Date & Time despite bugfix 870

Tii · 12. Oktober 2017

OMV 3.0.89

According to bugfix 870 it should be possible to enter a comma (or semi-colon) separated list of NTP servers in the Time servers field of the Date & Time settings.

Entering 0.pool.ntp.org;1.pool.ntp.org writes the following line to /etc/ntp.conf :

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server 0.pool.ntp.org;1.pool.ntp.org iburst

This doesn't seem right, each server needs its own line in ntp.conf :

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server 0.pool.ntp.org iburst
server 1.pool.ntp.org iburst

using ntpq -p command clearly shows "server 0.pool.ntp.org;1.pool.ntp.org iburst" isn't working.

Would anyone please confirm ?

votdev · 12. Oktober 2017

Yes, you're right. This is a regression after switching back from systemd to ntpd. Don't know how to fix that easily because the underlaying tools do not support XPath2 which is required to build the ntp.conf file. This will be fixed in OMV5. Until then only one NTP server can be supported.

Tii · 12. Oktober 2017

if I edit ntp.conf manually, and restart ntp, and never touch the "date & time" web gui... i should be ok until major version upgrade, right ?

votdev · 12. Oktober 2017

Yes

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