ntp seems to have the similar issue but does not stop the service. Since LXC container is limited to access kernel variables, it might be difficult to make it.
sudo systemctl status ntp ● ntp.service - LSB: Start NTP daemon Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/ntp; bad; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Tue 2016-06-07 12:20:52 KST; 4s ago Docs: man:systemd-sysv-generator(8) Process: 6567 ExecStop=/etc/init.d/ntp stop (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 6577 ExecStart=/etc/init.d/ntp start (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Tasks: 2 Memory: 648.0K CPU: 46ms CGroup: /system.slice/ntp.service └─6587 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 113:117 Jun 07 12:20:54 ntp ntpd[6587]: Soliciting pool server 211.233.84.186 Jun 07 12:20:54 ntp ntpd[6587]: Soliciting pool server 211.233.40.78 Jun 07 12:20:55 ntp ntpd[6587]: Soliciting pool server 80.241.0.72 Jun 07 12:20:55 ntp ntpd[6587]: Soliciting pool server 118.67.201.10 Jun 07 12:20:55 ntp ntpd[6587]: Soliciting pool server 218.234.23.44 Jun 07 12:20:55 ntp ntpd[6587]: adj_systime: Operation not permitted Jun 07 12:20:56 ntp ntpd[6587]: Soliciting pool server 82.200.209.236 Jun 07 12:20:56 ntp ntpd[6587]: Soliciting pool server 62.201.225.9 Jun 07 12:20:56 ntp ntpd[6587]: Soliciting pool server 160.16.101.116 Jun 07 12:20:56 ntp ntpd[6587]: Soliciting pool server 106.247.248.106 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1589780 Title: chrony.service doesn't start on LXD container To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chrony/+bug/1589780/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs