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Subject: docs/11978: timed(8) manpage does not define '-F' switch
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>Number:         11978
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       timed(8) manpage does not define '-F' switch
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Jun  1 09:00:01 PDT 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Crist J. Clark
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.2.8-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:



>Description:

	The manpage for timed(8) never actually specifies what the
	'-F' switch does. There are mentions that, "A timed running
	without the -M or -F flags will remain a slave," and "...use...
	-F hostname to tell its timed daemon to trust only itself."

	From this, one might be able to insinuate that the '-F' switch
	tells the timed process which hosts to trust as
	masters. However, it never actually says that, and I am not
	even sure if that is the case.


>How-To-Repeat:

	man timed

>Fix:
	
	One paragraph inserted into the manpage near the top defining
	the '-F' switch would be a quick-fix. However, the entire
	manpage is somewhat poorly organized.



>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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