OK, looking in /var/log/syslog, I see these entries from this morning's boot:
Nov 1 06:27:47 helium ntpd[1212]: ntpd 4.2.8p10@1.3728-o (1): Starting Nov 1 06:27:47 helium ntpd[1212]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -4g -u 125:135 Nov 1 06:27:47 helium ntpd[1243]: proto: precision = 0.042 usec (-24) Nov 1 06:27:47 helium ntpd[1243]: restrict: ignoring line 11, address/host 'louie.udel.edu' unusable. Nov 1 06:27:47 helium ntpd[1243]: restrict: ignoring line 12, address/host 'clock.psu.edu' unusable. Nov 1 06:27:47 helium ntpd[1243]: restrict: ignoring line 13, address/host 'ntp-2.vt.edu' unusable. Nov 1 06:27:47 helium ntpd[1243]: restrict: ignoring line 14, address/host 'ntp0.cornell.edu' unusable. Nov 1 06:27:47 helium ntpd[1243]: Listen and drop on 0 v4wildcard 0.0.0.0:123 Nov 1 06:27:47 helium ntpd[1243]: Listen normally on 1 lo 127.0.0.1:123 Nov 1 06:27:47 helium ntpd[1243]: Listening on routing socket on fd #18 for interface updates Nov 1 06:27:52 helium ntpd[1243]: Listen normally on 2 eth0 192.168.1.2:123 Nov 1 06:27:52 helium ntpd[1243]: new interface(s) found: waking up resolver Nov 1 06:33:40 helium ntpd[1243]: ntpd exiting on signal 15 (Terminated) Nov 1 06:33:40 helium ntpd[1243]: 128.118.25.3 local addr 192.168.1.2 -> <null> Nov 1 06:33:40 helium ntpd[1243]: 198.82.247.71 local addr 192.168.1.2 -> <null> Nov 1 06:33:40 helium ntpd[1243]: 132.236.56.250 local addr 192.168.1.2 -> <null> Nov 1 06:33:40 helium ntpd[3473]: ntpd 4.2.8p10@1.3728-o (1): Starting Nov 1 06:33:40 helium ntpd[3473]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -4g -u 125:135 Nov 1 06:33:40 helium ntpd[3476]: proto: precision = 0.058 usec (-24) Nov 1 06:33:40 helium ntpd[3476]: Listen and drop on 0 v4wildcard 0.0.0.0:123 Nov 1 06:33:40 helium ntpd[3476]: Listen normally on 1 lo 127.0.0.1:123 Nov 1 06:33:40 helium ntpd[3476]: Listen normally on 2 eth0 192.168.1.2:123 Nov 1 06:33:40 helium ntpd[3476]: Listening on routing socket on fd #19 for interface updates So ntpd is at first ignoring all of the 'restrict' commands because the hostnames are 'unusable'. Why would that be? Is ntpd trying to start before the external network interface is up? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ntp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1801183 Title: all servers stuck in INIT after reboot Status in ntp package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Since I updated to 18.04.1 (ntp version 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu7.1), ntpd at boot leaves all remote servers in the INIT state: $ ntpq -c peers Thu Nov 1 06:33:19 EDT 2018 remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== otc2.psu.edu .INIT. 16 u - 64 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 ntp-2.vt.edu .INIT. 16 u - 64 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 dns3.cit.cornel .INIT. 16 u - 64 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 This happens after every reboot. I have to restart the ntp service, then it runs normally again. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: ntp 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5ubuntu7.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-38.41-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-38-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Thu Nov 1 18:23:58 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-05-01 (1280 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) NtpStatus: remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== +otc2.psu.edu 146.186.222.4 3 u 344 137m 375 31.612 0.222 1.043 *ntp-2.vt.edu 198.82.247.164 2 u 89m 137m 377 14.930 1.267 2.263 +dns3.cit.cornel 146.186.222.14 2 u 2032 137m 377 23.562 2.050 1.578 SourcePackage: ntp UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-09-27 (35 days ago) modified.conffile..etc.default.ntp: [modified] modified.conffile..etc.ntp.conf: [modified] mtime.conffile..etc.default.ntp: 2016-04-29T06:09:59.875852 mtime.conffile..etc.ntp.conf: 2016-07-19T06:06:23.592683 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1801183/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
