I switched AppArmor for ntpd into "complain" mode $ sudo aa-complain /usr/sbin/ntpd Setting /usr/sbin/ntpd to complain mode.
after that the ntpd "-N" flag started to work. $ (ps alx | head -1) ; (ps alx | grep ntpd) | grep -v grep F UID PID PPID PRI NI VSZ RSS WCHAN STAT TTY TIME COMMAND 5 117 14798 1 -100 - 38736 2096 poll_s Ss ? 0:00 /usr/sbin/ntpd -p /var/run/ntpd.pid -g -N -c /var/lib/ntp/ntp.conf.dhcp -u 117:126 PRI=1 NI=-100 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to ntp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/229632 Title: ntpd should run niced To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/229632/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
