puppet-ntp

####Table of Contents

1. Overview - What is the NTP module?
2. Module Description - What does the module do?
3. Setup - The basics of getting started with NTP
4. Usage - The classes, defined types, and their parameters available for configuration
5. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.

Overview

The NTP module installs, configures, and manages NTP.

Module Description

The NTP module handles installing and configuring NTP across a range of operating systems and distributions.

Setup

What NTP affects

• /etc/ntp.conf

Basics

Getting started with this module is as simple as specifying the following in your manifest:

class { 'ntp': }

If you would like to customize your /etc/ntp.conf a bit, here is a brief example showing how you can specify specific time servers:

class { 'ntp': servers => ['0.centos.pool.ntp.org', '1.centos.pool.ntp.org', '2.centos.pool.ntp.org'] }

Usage

The following parameters are available in the NTP module:

• preferred_servers
• servers

Limitations

This module has been built and tested against Puppet 3.0 and higher.

The module has been tested on:

• RedHat Enterprise Linux 6
• CentOS 6
• Ubuntu 12.04

Testing on other platforms has been light and cannot be guaranteed.