*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1575572 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1575572
I am seeing this on some but not all systems. I can only manually start after first doing a stop: root@tophat:~# ps -ef | grep ntp root 2380 2365 0 11:51 pts/8 00:00:00 grep --color=auto ntp root@tophat:~# systemctl start ntp root@tophat:~# ps -ef | grep ntp root 2384 2365 0 11:51 pts/8 00:00:00 grep --color=auto ntp root@tophat:~# systemctl stop ntp root@tophat:~# systemctl start ntp root@tophat:~# ps -ef | grep ntp ntp 2414 1 0 11:51 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 111:116 root 2416 2365 0 11:51 pts/8 00:00:00 grep --color=auto ntp -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1577596 Title: ntpd not started when using ntpdate To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/init-system-helpers/+bug/1577596/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs