check_ntp now return UNKNOWN instead of WARNING if jitter is

unavailable. If no offset threshold is specified and
the offset is unavailable, will return UNKNOWN as well.



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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ This file documents the major additions and syntax changes between releases.
         Fix check_http regression in 1.4.10 where following redirects to
           relative URLs on virtual hosts failed if both "-H" and "-I" were used
         Add stratum thresholds support to check_ntp (feature request #1703823)
+        check_ntp now return UNKNOWN instead of WARNING if jitter is unavailable (jitter=-1.000000)
+          as long as the thresholds range inculde -1. If no offset threshold is specified
+          and the offset is unavailable, will return UNKNOWN as well.
+          NOTE: If jitter thresholds are specified integers it will return CRITICAL if jitter
+          is "-1" as the default range starts at 0. See Examples in --help output.
 
 1.4.10 28th September 2007
         Fix check_http buffer overflow vulnerability when following HTTP redirects