server 0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org iburst
server 1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org iburst
server 2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org iburst
server 3.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org iburst
maxsources is only allowed on pools and servers are mostly like "pool maxsource 1".
I like the balanced approach you suggested.
We own ntp.ubuntu.com and if you recommend it I assume we are ok with getting all 4 of them.
I'd also add a comment why we do so, therefore my suggestion would be:
# This will use (up to) 4 sources from ntp.ubuntu.com which are ipv6 enabled
# It will further get (up to) 2 sources from 2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org which is ipv6 enabled as well
# And further (up to) 1 source from [01].ubuntu.pool.ntp.org (ipv4 only atm)
# This means by default an overall of 6 ipv6/ipv4 and 2 more ipv4 only sources and at the same time some protection against one of the entries being down (compare to just using one of the lines). See (LP: #1754358) for the discussion.
pool ntp.ubuntu.com iburst
pool 0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org iburst maxsources 1
pool 1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org iburst maxsources 1
pool 2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org iburst maxsources 2
You are right, I actually meant to go with
server 0.ubuntu. pool.ntp. org iburst pool.ntp. org iburst pool.ntp. org iburst pool.ntp. org iburst
server 1.ubuntu.
server 2.ubuntu.
server 3.ubuntu.
maxsources is only allowed on pools and servers are mostly like "pool maxsource 1".
I like the balanced approach you suggested.
We own ntp.ubuntu.com and if you recommend it I assume we are ok with getting all 4 of them.
I'd also add a comment why we do so, therefore my suggestion would be:
# This will use (up to) 4 sources from ntp.ubuntu.com which are ipv6 enabled pool.ntp. org which is ipv6 enabled as well pool.ntp. org (ipv4 only atm) pool.ntp. org iburst maxsources 1 pool.ntp. org iburst maxsources 1 pool.ntp. org iburst maxsources 2
# It will further get (up to) 2 sources from 2.ubuntu.
# And further (up to) 1 source from [01].ubuntu.
# This means by default an overall of 6 ipv6/ipv4 and 2 more ipv4 only sources and at the same time some protection against one of the entries being down (compare to just using one of the lines). See (LP: #1754358) for the discussion.
pool ntp.ubuntu.com iburst
pool 0.ubuntu.
pool 1.ubuntu.
pool 2.ubuntu.
Opinions on that?