ntpdc
Hi,
In the lesson "Configuring the ntp Client" (https://trainingportal.linuxfoundation.org/learn/course/linux-system-administration-essentials-lfs207/network-addresses/network-addresses?page=10) the command ntpdc -c peers is suggested to show the time differential between the local system and configured time servers. However, I cannot find the package on Debian. But an apt search and apt info reveals the ntpstat command instead which mentions the ntpdc on the info page:
┌──(alu@nb)-[~] └─$ apt search ntpdc Sorting... Done Full Text Search... Done ntpstat/stable 0.0.0.1-2+b1 amd64 show network time protocol (ntp) status ┌──(alu@nb)-[~] └─$ apt info ntpstat Package: ntpstat Version: 0.0.0.1-2+b1 Priority: optional Section: web Source: ntpstat (0.0.0.1-2) Maintainer: Debian OpenStack <team+openstack@tracker.debian.org> Installed-Size: 29.7 kB Depends: libc6 (>= 2.15) Homepage: https://github.com/darkhelmet/ntpstat Download-Size: 6,436 B APT-Sources: http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main amd64 Packages Description: show network time protocol (ntp) status This program uses an NTP mode 6 control message, which is the same as that used by the ntpq command. The ntpdc command uses NTP mode 7, details of which are elusive. For details on the format of NTP control message, see http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/database/rfc/rfc1305/rfc1305b.ps.
But even after installing ntpstat, the ntpdc command is not available.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Urs
Comments
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Hi Urs,
Please use 'ntpq' instead of ntpdc:
ntpq -c peers
Regards,
Luis.0 -
Hi Luis,
Ok thanks. I already played around with ntpq. So can ntpdc be considered as a depricated tool then?
Regards,
Urs0 -
Hi Urs, it's a pleasure

So can ntpdc be considered as a depricated tool then?
Yes, that's right. We'll reflect that in the course.
Regards,
Luis.0 -
Thanks Luis for your feedback.
Regards,
Urs1
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