diff --git a/src/collectd.conf.pod b/src/collectd.conf.pod
index fde349314729b9273c4185c8b78dc05f6a63202a..6a94edc49cc4b2a8f082c4258cac1750a4996a6c 100644 (file)
--- a/src/collectd.conf.pod
+++ b/src/collectd.conf.pod
@@ -4500,6 +4500,18 @@ Sets the I<command file> to write to. Defaults to F</usr/local/nagios/var/rw/nag
=head2 Plugin C<ntpd>
+The C<ntpd> plugin collects per-peer ntpd data such as time offset and time
+dispersion.
+
+For talking to B<ntpd>, it mimics what the B<ntpdc> control program does on
+wire - using B<mode 7> specific requests. This mode is deprecated with
+newer B<ntpd> releases (4.2.7p230 and later). For the C<ntpd> plugin to work
+correctly with them, the ntp daemon must be explicitly configured to
+enable B<mode 7> (which is disabled by default). Refer to the I<ntp.conf(5)>
+manual page for details.
+
+Available configuration options for the C<ntpd> plugin:
+
=over 4
=item B<Host> I<Hostname>