[systemd-devel] systemd-timedated support for NTP SRV records

[SCOTT FIELDS]

That pre-supposes you're using DHCP, which generally you would not use for datacenter servers.

That's the audience for this question.

But...yes...if you're using DHCP, that generally addresses the NTP configuration item.
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To: SCOTT FIELDS <Scott.Fields at kyndryl.com>
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [systemd-devel] systemd-timedated support for NTP SRV records

On Mon, Apr 14, 2025, 18: 35 SCOTT FIELDS <Scott. Fields@ kyndryl. com> wrote: The current docs for systemd-timedated indicates the configuration only supports explicit time server listings. Am I missing something in regards to support for

On Mon, Apr 14, 2025, 18:35 SCOTT FIELDS <Scott.Fields at kyndryl.com<mailto:Scott.Fields at kyndryl.com>> wrote:
The current docs for systemd-timedated indicates the configuration only supports explicit time server listings.

Am I missing something in regards to support for DNS SRV records for NTP service?

AKA:

_ntp._udp.<domain>

It's not supported as far as I know, and personally I don't immediately see the purpose: if the domain name comes from DHCP then you can directly publish the NTP server address via DHCP, too (and I *think* networkd + timesyncd supports requesting that DHCP option).



If this is not currently supported, where should I submit a feature request for this?

The systemd GitHub repository is where feature requests usually go.
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