I came across a box that was running Ubuntu 15.10 with ntpd. systemd was automatically starting ntpd on boot on that system: # systemctl status ntp ntp.service - LSB: Start NTP daemon Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/ntp) Active: active (running) since Sun 2016-04-24 14:48:26 EDT; 1 weeks 1 days ago Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8) CGroup: /system.slice/ntp.service └─849 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:115 Apr 24 14:44:41 host systemd[1]: Starting LSB: Start NTP daemon... Apr 24 14:44:41 host ntp[894]: * Starting NTP server ntpd Apr 24 14:48:26 host ntp[894]: lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts Apr 24 14:48:26 host ntp[894]: ...done. Apr 24 14:48:26 host systemd[1]: Started LSB: Start NTP daemon.
After updating to 16.04 (ntp:amd64 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.2 -> 1:4.2.8p4+dfsg-3ubuntu5, systemd:amd64 225-1ubuntu9.1 -> 229-4ubuntu4, systemd-sysv:amd64 225-1ubuntu9.1 -> 229-4ubuntu4), systemd no longer starts ntpd on boot: # systemctl status ntp ntp.service - LSB: Start NTP daemon Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/ntp; bad; vendor preset: enabled) Active: inactive (dead) Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8) May 02 23:22:37 host systemd[1]: Stopped LSB: Start NTP daemon. May 02 23:22:37 host systemd[1]: Stopped LSB: Start NTP daemon. ** Also affects: systemd (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1577596 Title: ntpd not started by systemd To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1577596/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs