<% node[:ntp][:servers].each do |server| -%>
pool <%= server %> iburst
<% end -%>
+# Add additional non-pool NTP servers
+# pool.ntp.org can sometimes be aggressive with KoD
+pool time.cloudflare.com iburst
+pool time.google.com iburst
+
+# Allow local queries for monitoring
+allow 127.0.0.1/32
+allow ::1/128
+
+# Run an initial NTP sync on daemon startup
+initstepslew 30 time.cloudflare.com time.google.com <%= node[:ntp][:servers].join(" ") %>
# This directive specify the location of the file containing ID/key pairs for
# NTP authentication.
# real-time clock. Note that it can’t be used along with the 'rtcfile' directive.
rtcsync
+<% if node[:virtualization][:role] == "guest" -%>
+# Allow anytime step on VM guests
+makestep 1 -1
+<% else -%>
# Step the system clock instead of slewing it if the adjustment is larger than
# one second, but only in the first three clock updates.
makestep 1 3
+<% end -%>
-# Enable leap second smearing
-# Using recommended options
+# Enable leap second slew
leapsecmode slew
maxslewrate 1000
-smoothtime 400 0.001 leaponly
+
+# Enable hardware timestamps if available
+hwtimestamp *