ntpd not running

Question

• Have confirmed correct server is configured in /etc/ntp.conf
• It can ping that server.

• It definitely has the ntp package

  /home/admin# dpkg -s ntp Package: ntp Status: install ok installed

• But the daemon is not running

  /home/admin# ps wax | grep ntp 21959 pts/0    S+     0:00 grep ntp

• Status check

  /home/admin# ntpstat Unable to talk to NTP daemon. Is it running?

• I get this when I try to restart it

  /home/admin# systemctl start ntpd Failed to start ntpd.service: Unit ntpd.service failed to load: No such file or directory.

What should try next?

Solution

To check the status of ntp you should use:

systemctl status ntp

By modifying the /etc/ntp.conf you should restart the service through:

systemctl restart ntp

The ntpstat report Unable to talk to NTP daemon. Is it running? , you can simply start the ntp service through:

systemctl start ntp

To start the service at boot time:

systemctl enable ntp

Comments

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You should reinstall ntp and check the dependencies etc., then check if there's a systemd unit present.