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 ####`disable_monitor`
 
-Tells Puppet whether to refrain from monitoring the NTP service. Valid options: 'true' or 'false'. Default value: 'false'
+Disables the monitoring facility in NTP. Valid options: 'true' or 'false'. Default value: 'false'
 
 ####`driftfile`