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ntp command errors

This topic lists error messages for the ntp command.

See Common errors for a list of error messages that apply to all commands. See ntp command for information about command syntax and examples of command use.

Table 1. ntp command errors.

The error table is a multi-row, two-column table where each row describes a CMM CLI command error: column one lists the error reported by the command-line interface and column two describes what the error means.

Error messageDefinition
Configuring NTP settings failedAn error occurs while configuring NTP settings.
Getting NTP configuration failedAn error occurs while retrieving NTP configuration information.
Invalid value passed to -en flag. Valid values are enable/disableThe user input for the -en option is invalid.
NTP not supported on switch slot

where slot indicates the specified I/O-module subslot.

Network time protocol (NTP) is not supported by the specified I/O module subslot.
Please set NTP server name or IP address before enabling NTPThe user tries to enable NTP before setting the server name or IP address.
Please set NTP server name or IP address before synchronizing the clockThe user tries to synchronize the clock before setting the NTP server name or IP address.
Please set NTP update frequency before enabling NTPThe user tries to enable NTP before setting the update frequency.
Please set NTP v3 authentication entry before enabling NTP authenticationThe user tries to enable NTP authentication before configuring the v3 authentication.