Bug 1045376

Summary: Fix root distance and root dispersion calculations.
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Reporter: Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar>
Component: ntpAssignee: Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Vaclav Danek <vdanek>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: unspecified    
Version: 6.5CC: jprokes, kukabu, mlichvar, ovasik, pertusus, psklenar, vdanek
Target Milestone: rc   
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Hardware: All   
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Fixed In Version: ntp-4.2.6p5-3.el6 Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
Previously, the ntpd daemon included a root delay when calculating its root dispersion. Consequently, the NTP server reported larger root dispersion that it should have and clients could reject the source when its distance reached the maximum synchronization distance (1.5 seconds by default). Calculation of root dispersion has been fixed, the root dispersion is now reported correctly, and clients no longer reject the server due to large synchronization distance.
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Clone Of: 1037981 Environment:
Last Closed: 2015-07-22 06:59:40 UTC Type: Bug
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Bug Depends On: 1037981, 1045377    
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Description Miroslav Lichvar 2013-12-20 09:51:39 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1037981 +++

Description of problem:
4.2.6p5 has a bug in the calculation of root distance and root dispersion.
The NTP Project will not plan to release the next 4.2.6. Please add this patch to the package.

Additional info:
http://bk.ntp.org/ntp-dev/?PAGE=patch&REV=52118107w2flt_21lbila698w3qA7Q

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2015-07-22 06:59:40 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1459.html