Checking ntpd peer status | LPIC-1 102-500 Exam original practice question

108.1Standard

List ntpd remote peers, stratum, reach, delay, offset, and jitter.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

Identify what must change and what must remain unchanged. Then choose the command whose scope matches that requirement.

Hint 2: Check each command's role

Separate commands that display information, change state, remove data, or affect a child process.

ntpdate -q: Incorrect. ntpdate -q performs a one-off query rather than listing daemon peers.
chronyc tracking: Incorrect. chronyc is for chronyd.
ntpq -p: Correct. ntpq -p displays the ntpd peer table.
date -u: Incorrect. date -u only formats the current clock.

Detailed explanation

Incorrectntpdate -q

Incorrect. ntpdate -q performs a one-off query rather than listing daemon peers.

Incorrectchronyc tracking

Incorrect. chronyc is for chronyd.

Correctntpq -p

Correct. ntpq -p displays the ntpd peer table.

Incorrectdate -u

Incorrect. date -u only formats the current clock.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

ntpq --help 2>&1 | head -n 3

ntpqのhelpまたはusage（導入環境）

Foundation review

Check whether the command acts on the current shell, a new process, an existing process, or a file.

Use the supplied command and compare the output with the expected result.

Question IDKP-108-729

Environmentntpq helpの読取のみ

Last technical review2026-08-13