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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 22.04
Services
Network Time Protocol
Configure Time Service Maxpoll Interval
Configure Time Service Maxpoll Interval
An XCCDF Rule
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Configure Time Service Maxpoll Interval
Medium Severity
The
maxpoll
should be configured to
in
/etc/ntp.conf
or
/etc/chrony/chrony.conf
to continuously poll time servers. To configure
maxpoll
in
/etc/ntp.conf
or
/etc/chrony/chrony.conf
add the following after each `server`, `pool` or `peer` entry:
maxpoll
to
server
directives. If using chrony any
pool
directives should be configured too. If no
server
or
pool
directives are configured, the rule evaluates to pass.