sources: try to replace NTP sources with bad distance

Similarly to unreachable sources and falsetickers, try to replace
sources with distance larger than the limit set by the maxdistance
directive with a newly resolved address of the hostname.
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Miroslav Lichvar
2016-03-22 17:01:38 +01:00
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On start, when the pool name is resolved, *chronyd* will add up to 16 sources,
one for each resolved address. When the number of sources from which at least
one valid reply was received reaches *maxsources*, the other sources will be
removed. When a pool source is unreachable or marked as a falseticker,
*chronyd* will try to replace the source with a newly resolved address of the
pool.
one valid reply was received reaches the number specified by the *maxsources*
option, the other sources will be removed. When a pool source is unreachable,
marked as a falseticker, or has a distance larger than the limit set by the
<<maxdistance,*maxdistance*>> directive, *chronyd* will try to replace the
source with a newly resolved address from the pool.
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An example of the *pool* directive is
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