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ntp_decode: ntpd Event Messages and Status Words

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ntp_decode - ntpd Event Messages and Status Words

 

INTRODUCTION

This page lists the status words, event messages and error codes used for ntpd reporting and monitoring. Status words are used to display the current status of the running program. There is one system status word and a peer status word for each association. There is a clock status word for each association that supports a reference clock. There is a flash code for each association which shows errors found in the last packet received (pkt) and during protocol processing (peer). These are commonly viewed using the ntpq program.

Significant changes in program state are reported as events. There is one set of system events and a set of peer events for each association. In addition, there is a set of clock events for each association that supports a reference clock. Events are normally reported to the protostats monitoring file and optionally to the system log. In addition, if the trap facility is configured, events can be reported to a remote program that can page an administrator.

This page also includes a description of the error messages produced by the Autokey protocol. These messages are normally sent to the cryptostats monitoring file.

In the following tables the Code Field is the status or event code assigned and the Message Field a short string used for display and event reporting. The Description field contains a longer explanation of the status or event. Some messages include additional information useful for error diagnosis and performance assessment.

SYSTEM STATUS WORD

The system status word consists of four fields LI (0-1), Source (2-7), Count (8-11) and Code (12-15). It is reported in the first line of the rv display produced by the ntpq program.


 Leap  
Source Count Code

The Leap Field displays the system leap indicator bits coded as follows:


 Code  
Message Description

 0  
leap_none normal synchronized state

 1  
leap_add_sec insert second after 23:59:59 of the current day

 2  
leap_del_sec delete second 23:59:59 of the current day

 3  
leap_alarm never synchronized

The Source Field displays the current synchronization source coded as follows:.


 Code  
Message Description

 0  
sync_unspec not yet synchronized

 1  
sync_pps pulse-per-second signal (Cs, Ru, GPS, etc.)

 2  
sync_lf_radio VLF/LF radio (WWVB, DCF77, etc.)

 3  
sync_hf_radio MF/HF radio (WWV, etc.)

 4  
sync_uhf_radio VHF/UHF radio/satellite (GPS, Galileo, etc.)

 5  
sync_local local timecode (IRIG, LOCAL driver, etc.)

 6  
sync_ntp NTP

 7  
sync_other other (IEEE 1588, openntp, crony, etc.)

 8  
sync_wristwatch eyeball and wristwatch

 9  
sync_telephone telephone modem (ACTS, PTB, etc.)

The Count Field displays the number of events since the last time the code changed. Upon reaching 15, subsequent events with the same code are ignored.

The Event Field displays the most recent event message coded as follows:


 Code  
Message Description

 00  
unspecified unspecified

 01  
freq_not_set frequency file not available

 02  
freq_set frequency set from frequency file

 03  
spike_detect spike detected

 04  
freq_mode initial frequency training mode

 05  
clock_sync clock synchronized

 06  
restart program restart

 07  
panic_stop clock error more than 600 s

 08  
no_system_peer no system peer

 09  
leap_armed leap second armed from file or Autokey

 0a  
leap_disarmed leap second disarmed

 0b  
leap_event leap event

 0c  
clock_step clock stepped

 0d  
kern kernel information message

 0e  
TAI... leapsecond values update from file

 0f  
stale leapsecond values new NIST leapseconds file needed

  10  
clockhop spurious clock hop suppressed

PEER STATUS WORD

The peer status word consists of four fields: Status (0-4), Select (5-7), Count (8-11) and Code (12-15). It is reported in the first line of the rv associd display produced by the ntpq program.


 Status  
Select Count Code

The Status Field displays the peer status code bits in hexadecimal; each bit is an independent flag. (Note this field is 5 bits wide, and combines with the the 3-bit-wide Select Field to create the first full byte of the peer status word.) The meaning of each bit in the Status Field is listed in the following table:


 Code  
Message Description

 08  
bcst broadcast association

 10  
reach host reachable

 20  
authenb authentication enabled

 40  
auth authentication ok

 80  
config persistent association

The Select Field displays the current selection status. (The T Field in the following table gives the corresponding tally codes used in the ntpq peers display.) The values are coded as follows:


 Code  
Message T Description

 0  
sel_reject discarded as not valid (TEST10-TEST13)

 1  
sel_falsetick x discarded by intersection algorithm

 2  
sel_excess 46 discarded by table overflow (not used)

 3  
sel_outlyer - discarded by the cluster algorithm

 4  
sel_candidate + included by the combine algorithm

 5  
sel_backup # backup (more than tos maxclock sources)

 6  
sel_sys.peer * system peer

 7  
sel_pps.peer o PPS peer (when the prefer peer is valid)

The Count Field displays the number of events since the last time the code changed. Upon reaching 15, subsequent events with the same code are ignored.

The Event Field displays the most recent event message coded as follows:


 Code  
Message Description

 01  
mobilize association mobilized

 02  
demobilize association demobilized

 03  
unreachable server unreachable

 04  
reachable server reachable

 05  
restart association restart

 06  
no_reply no server found (ntpdate mode)

 07  
rate_exceeded rate exceeded (kiss code RATE)

 08  
access_denied access denied (kiss code DENY)

 09  
leap_armed leap armed from server LI code

 0a  
sys_peer become system peer

 0b  
clock_event see clock status word

 0c  
bad_auth authentication failure

 0d  
popcorn popcorn spike suppressor

 0e  
interleave_mode entering interleave mode

 0f  
interleave_error interleave error (recovered)

 10  
TAI... leapsecond values update from server

CLOCK STATUS WORD

The clock status word consists of four fields: Unused (0-7), Count (8-11) and Code (12-15). It is reported in the first line of the clockvar associd display produced by the ntpq program.


 Unused  
Count Code

The Count Field displays the number of events since the last lockvar command, while the Event Field displays the most recent event message coded as follows:


 Code  
Message Description

 00  
clk_unspe nominal

 01  
clk_noreply no reply to poll

 02  
clk_badformat bad timecode format

 03  
clk_fault hardware or software fault

 04  
clk_bad_signal signal loss

 05  
clk_bad_date bad date format

 06  
clk_bad_time bad time format

When the clock driver sets the code to a new value, a clock_alarm (11) peer event is reported.

FLASH STATUS WORD

The flash status word is displayed by the ntpq program rv command. It consists of a number of bits coded in hexadecimal as follows:


 Code  
Tag Message Description

 0001  
TEST1 pkt_dup duplicate packet

 0002  
TEST2 pkt_bogus bogus packet

 0004  
TEST3 pkt_unsync protocol unsynchronized

 0008  
TEST4 pkt_denied access denied

 0010  
TEST5 pkt_auth bad authentication

 0020  
TEST6 pkt_stratum bad synch or stratum

 0040  
TEST7 pkt_header bad header

 0080  
TEST8 pkt_autokey bad autokey

 0100  
TEST9 pkt_crypto bad crypto

 0200  
TEST10 peer_stratum peer bad synch or stratum

 0400  
TEST11 peer_dist peer distance exceeded

 0800  
TEST12 peer_loop peer synchronization loop

 1000  
TEST13 peer_unreach peer unreachable

KISS CODES

Kiss codes are used in kiss-o'-death (koD) packets, billboard displays and log messages. They consist of a string of four zero-padded ASCII charactes. In practice they are informal and tend to change with time and implementation. Some of these codes can appear in the reference identifier field in ntpq billboards. Following is the current list:


 Code  
Description

 ACST  
manycast server

 AUTH  
authentication error

 AUTO  
Autokey sequence error

 BCST  
broadcast server

 CRYPT  
Autokey protocol error

 DENY  
access denied by server

 INIT  
association initialized

 MCST  
multicast server

 RATE  
rate exceeded

 TIME  
association timeout

 STEP  
step time change

CRYPTO MESSAGES

These messages are sent to the cryptostats file when an error is detected in the Autokey protocol.


 Code  
Message Description

 01  
bad_format bad extension field format or length

 02  
bad_timestamp bad timestamp

 03  
bad_filestamp bad filestamp

 04  
bad_public_key bad or missing public key

 05  
bad_digest unsupported digest type

 06  
bad_identity unsupported identity type

 07  
bad_siglength bad signature length

 08  
bad signature extension field signature not verified

 09  
cert_not_verified certificate signature not verified

 0a  
cert_expired host certificate expired

 0b  
bad_cookie bad or missing cookie

 0c  
bad_leapseconds bad or missing leapseconds values

 0d  
cert_missing bad or missing certificate

 0e  
bad_group_key bad or missing group key

 0f  
proto_error protocol error

SEE ALSO

ntpq(8), ntp_mon(5)

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