1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/health/health.d/timex.conf b/health/health.d/timex.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea90c400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/health/health.d/timex.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+# It can take several minutes before ntpd selects a server to synchronize with;
+# try checking after 17 minutes (1024 seconds).
+
+    alarm: system_clock_sync_state
+       on: system.clock_sync_state
+       os: linux
+    class: Error
+     type: System
+component: Clock
+     calc: $state
+    units: synchronization state
+    every: 10s
+     warn: $system.uptime.uptime > 17 * 60 AND $this == 0
+    delay: down 5m
+     info: the system time is not synchronized to a reliable server
+       to: silent