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Managing Your Time Server List Entries

List entry naming scheme
Creating a new List entry
Editing an existing List entry
Who to ask for help

List entry naming scheme

Time Server List entries are stored as separate TWiki topics named after the listed time server, not the host organization. This makes it possible to quickly go to any list entry by entering the "WikiWord-style" host name in the Go/Search box at the top of any topic.

Topic names must be a valid WikiWord (e.g. may not contain certain characters such as periods (.) and hyphens (-), and must follow certain formatting conventions. To make a "WikiWord-style" host name you capitalize each part of the host name and remove the periods (and other illegal chracters) and, if necessary, spell out the first number. For example:

ntp.some.domain becomes NtpSomeDomain
ntp0.some.domain becomes NtpZeroSomeDomain

Creating a new List entry

You must be a registered TWiki member to create a List entry for your Time Server. You will be prompted to login when necessary.

Creating the List entry

Enter your "WikiWord-style" host name in the Jump box (the leftmost of the two boxes) at the top of any page in the Servers Web and press the Enter/Return key. You should, after a few seconds, see a page that says This Wiki topic may not exist yet. Click the edit link in the top of the page to create your new Time Server List entry. After you click the edit link you should be at an edit page.

Entering the server information

There are two places to enter information on the edit page:

The ServerForm
The text area

Use the ServerForm to enter the standard information about your Time Server.

Use the text area for general notes that don't fit in the ServerForm. Please keep these notes short and create them as bullet items under the __Notes:__ heading. Please keep long policy documents on your web-server and just create links to them.

New List entries are locked, by default, to the TWikiAdminGroup. You must add your WikiName to the ALLOWTOPICCHANGE variable (as described below) so that you will be able to edit your own List entry.

Please see the TextFormattingRules for more information about the simple TWiki Text Formatting Rules. There is a handy link to Text Formatting Rules at the bottom of the text area on the topic edit page.

Protecting your List entry

Set the ALLOWTOPICCHANGE variable in the __settings:__ heading of your List entry to prevent others from making unauthorized modifications to your Time Server information. The format is:

   * Set ALLOWTOPICCHANGE = %MAINWEB%.YourWikiName

You should know the members of the TWikiAdminGroup will be able to edit your Time Server List entry regardless of the ALLOWTOPICCHANGE setting.

Saving your List Entry

When you're done you may either save or preview your server entry.

To save: click the [save] button at the top of the page (or use the Alt-s shortcut).

To preview: click the [preview] button at the top of the page (or use the Alt-p shortcut) to preview the page. If you want to change something use your browser back button to return to the edit page. Make sure to click the [save] button on the preview page to actually save your updated entry.

Editing an existing List entry

You must be a registered TWiki member to edit an existing List entry for your Time Server. You will be prompted to login when necessary.

Time Server List entries which were imported from the previous lists were locked to prevent unauthorized modification. Please contact webmaster@ntp.org to get your WikiName added to the Access Control List.

Finding the List entry

Enter your "WikiWord-style" host name in the Go/Search box at the top of any page and click the Go/Search button. You should, after a few seconds, see an edit page for your List entry. If you see a page that says NOTE: This Wiki topic does not exist yet, please make sure that your you use the correct "WikiWord-style" host name and try again.

You may also search for your List entry by entering a portion of your host name (e.g. the domain) as lower case text in the Go/Search box at the top of any page and clicking the Go/Search button. If there is only one match you will, after a few seconds, see that Time Server List entry. If there are multiple matches you will, after a few seconds, see a page listing the entries.