Bug 679034

Summary:	ntpstat doesn't include root delay in maximum error estimate
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Reporter:	Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar>
Component:	ntp	Assignee:	Miroslav Lichvar <mlichvar>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Martin Cermak <mcermak>
Severity:	medium	Docs Contact:
Priority:	medium
Version:	5.6	CC:	azelinka, mcermak, ovasik
Target Milestone:	rc
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Doc Text:	The "ntpstat" command printed an incorrect maximum error estimate. This occurred because the "time correct to within" value did not include the root delay. With this update, the value includes the root delay and the displayed "time correct to within" value is correct.	Story Points:	---
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Clones:	830821 (view as bug list)		Environment:
Last Closed:	2011-07-21 06:44:34 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Blocks:	830821

Description Miroslav Lichvar 2011-02-21 11:05:48 UTC

Description of problem:
The "time correct to within" value printed by ntpstat doesn't include root delay, only root dispersion, so the actual error might be larger than what is reported.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
ntp-4.2.2p1-9.el5_4.1

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. ntpstat
2. ntpq -c 'rv 0'
3. compare rootdelay / 2 + rootdisp with the ntpstat's value
 
Actual results:
not equal

Expected results:
equal

Additional info:
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/gitweb/?p=ntp.git;a=blob_plain;f=ntpstat-0.2-maxerror.patch;hb=HEAD

Comment 5 Eva Kopalova 2011-06-30 12:45:44 UTC

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The "ntpstat" command printed an incorrect maximum error estimate. This occurred because the "time correct to within" value did not include the root delay. With this update, the value includes the root delay and the displayed "time correct to within" value is correct.

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2011-07-21 06:44:34 UTC

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0980.html