Adjust NTP to believe less reliable sources

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • NTP rejects a server with the following flash code:
flash=400 peer_dist
  • There are no other available NTP servers that offer more reliable time.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

  • ntp

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