Got bit by this as well, recall fixing it a few years ago but must have clobbered my changes on upgrade bionic -> eoan? Having VirtualBox installed broke it, fix was to comment out this line in /lib/systemdd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d and restart systemd:
ConditionFileIsExecutable=!/usr/sbin/VBoxService Don't recall being asked about a config file change during upgrade although maybe it did and didn't remember. Further info here: https://askubuntu.com/questions/940311/time-in-ubuntu-16-04-not- updating-from-internet#1005355 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1849156 Title: systemd-timesyncd.service broken on upgrade to 19.10 if ntp was installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1849156/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs