HTPD(8)

NAME
htpd - HTTP Time Protocol daemon

SYNOPSIS
htpd [ -rkh ] [-M max] [-m min] [-P proxy] [-U user] [-p pass] [-H host] [-H host] [...]

DESCRIPTION
htpd is a daemon that manages the time using "HTP" (the HTTP Time Protocol) to set the system clock periodically from remote web servers.

OPTIONS
-r
    Remove the service from system start-up.
-k
    Stop the service if it's currently running.
-h
    Print usage information and exit in success.
-M max
    Specify the maximum number of seconds between polling the specified hosts. Default value is 43200 (12h).
-m min
    Specify the minimum number of seconds between polling the specified hosts. Default value is 4096 (1h8m16s).
-P proxy
    Specify an HTTP proxy to send requests through. The proxy parameter can be in the format of hostname:port. If the port is omited 8080 is assumed.
-U user
    The -U option allows you to specify a username for an authenticating HTTP proxy. This option must be accompanied by the -P and -p options.
-p pass
    The -U option allows you to specify a password for an authenticating HTTP proxy. This option must be accompanied by the -P and -U options.
-H host
    Query the webserver specified by host to update the time. Many hosts can be specified by multiple -H options. The host parameter can be in the format of hostname:port. If the port is omited 80 is assumed.

FILES
@sysconfdir@/htpd.conf
    Configuration file for htpd.
@localstatedir@/run/htpd.pid
    File containing pid of running htpd.

SEE ALSO
htpd.conf(5), htpdate(8)

AUTHOR
Eddy Vervest <Eddy@cleVervest.com>
Roy Keene <htp@rkeene.org>