Você pode usar o comando ntpdc -c sysinfo
para consultar o status do ntpd. Ele retorna uma saída semelhante a esta:
system peer: 0.0.0.0
system peer mode: unspec
leap indicator: 11
stratum: 16
precision: -20
root distance: 0.00000 s
root dispersion: 338.44917 s
reference ID: [73.78.73.84]
reference time: 00000000.00000000 Thu, Feb 7 2036 8:28:16.000
system flags: auth monitor ntp kernel stats
jitter: 0.000000 s
stability: 0.000 ppm
broadcastdelay: 0.003998 s
authdelay: 0.000000 s