X-Git-Url: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fsystemd-timesyncd.service.xml;h=9647c54ddd02e80699394a8511562a1771d692c8;hb=f7d68aa8c9430dfddee5f913f93b405a5d75723a;hp=3810feb660a72c14b9f5dd0475c28fa4984e33ac;hpb=5aded369782f28255bc6b494ca905d7acaea7a56;p=elogind.git diff --git a/man/systemd-timesyncd.service.xml b/man/systemd-timesyncd.service.xml index 3810feb66..9647c54dd 100644 --- a/man/systemd-timesyncd.service.xml +++ b/man/systemd-timesyncd.service.xml @@ -57,8 +57,14 @@ Description systemd-timesyncd is a - system service that may be used to synchronize the local - system clock with a Network Time Protocol Server. + system service that may be used to synchronize the + local system clock with a remote Network Time Protocol + server. It also saves the local time to disk every + time the clock has been synchronized and uses this to + possibly advance the system realtime clock on + subsequent reboots to ensure it + monotonically advances even if the system lacks a + battery-buffered RTC chip.