2.6. Checking if chrony is synchronized

Procedure

1. To check chrony tracking, enter:

   $  chronyc tracking
   Reference ID    : CB00710F (ntp-server.example.net)
   Stratum         : 3
   Ref time (UTC)  : Fri Jan 27 09:49:17 2017
   System time     :  0.000006523 seconds slow of NTP time
   Last offset     : -0.000006747 seconds
   RMS offset      : 0.000035822 seconds
   Frequency       : 3.225 ppm slow
   Residual freq   : 0.000 ppm
   Skew            : 0.129 ppm
   Root delay      : 0.013639022 seconds
   Root dispersion : 0.001100737 seconds
   Update interval : 64.2 seconds
   Leap status     : Normal

2. The chronyc sources command displays information about the current time sources that chronyd is accessing.

   $ chronyc sources
   	210 Number of sources = 3
   MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample
   ===============================================================================
   #* GPS0                          0   4   377    11   -479ns[ -621ns] /-  134ns
   ^? a.b.c                         2   6   377    23   -923us[ -924us] +/-   43ms
   ^ d.e.f                         1   6   377    21  -2629us[-2619us] +/-   86ms

   You can specify the optional -v argument to print more verbose information. In this case, extra caption lines are shown as a reminder of the meanings of the columns.

3. The sourcestats command displays information about the drift rate and offset estimation process for each of the sources currently being examined by chronyd. To check chrony source statistics, issue the following command:

   $  chronyc sourcestats
   210 Number of sources = 1
   Name/IP Address            NP  NR  Span  Frequency  Freq Skew  Offset  Std Dev
   ===============================================================================
   abc.def.ghi                11   5   46m     -0.001      0.045      1us    25us

   The optional argument -v can be specified, meaning verbose. In this case, extra caption lines are shown as a reminder of the meanings of the columns.