Re: [bitfolk] Problem with ntpd after suspend/restore for h…

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Author: Andy Smith
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Subject: Re: [bitfolk] Problem with ntpd after suspend/restore for hypervisor reboots

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Hi Paul,

On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 07:35:46PM +0000, Paul Lewis wrote:
> I’ve noticed that over the past few reboot cycles for security
> patches, my VM suspends and restores fine, and all services
> restore fine except ntp, which never recovers. When checking the
> status of the service I get:


I don't know the answer I'm afraid but your VPS was not suspended
and restored, simply rebooted, so suspend&restore has got nothing to
do with it.

Apparently for some reason your ntpd doesn't start on boot
sometimes.

Cheers,
Andy

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