Werk #708: ntp.time, ntp: avoid DNS lookups in NTP queries and avoid timeouts
Component | Checks & agents |
Title | ntp.time, ntp: avoid DNS lookups in NTP queries and avoid timeouts |
Date | Feb 6, 2014 |
Checkmk Edition | Checkmk Raw (CRE) |
Checkmk Version | 1.2.5i1 |
Level | Prominent Change |
Class | Bug Fix |
Compatibility | Compatible - no manual interaction needed |
The ntpq queries in the various Unix agents now call ntpq with the option -n. This avoids DNS lookups. Note: the ntp.peers check will then display IP addresses instead of host names. That check will fail if you do not have fixed IP addresses.