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 Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to ntp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1849156 Title: systemd-timesyncd.service broken on upgrade to 19.10 if ntp was installed Status in ntp package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in ntp source package in Eoan: Confirmed Status in systemd source package in Eoan: Confirmed Status in ntp source package in Focal: Confirmed Status in systemd source package in Focal: Confirmed Bug description: Ubuntu 19.10's systemd package introduced /lib/systemd/system/systemd- timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf. This prevents systemd-timesyncd.service from starting if the ntp package has been installed. However, ntp.service has a Conflicts directive for systemd-timesyncd.service. If both services are enabled, neither will start on boot. This breaks upgrades from < 19.10 to 19.10 for systems that have both ntp and systemd installed. Possible workarounds: - Uninstall ntp - Disable systemd-timesyncd.service % lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 19.10 Release: 19.10 % apt-cache policy systemd systemd: Installed: 242-7ubuntu3 Candidate: 242-7ubuntu3 Version table: *** 242-7ubuntu3 500 500 http://us-east-1.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status % apt-cache policy ntp ntp: Installed: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu2 Candidate: 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu2 Version table: *** 1:4.2.8p12+dfsg-3ubuntu2 500 500 http://us-east-1.ec2.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu eoan/universe amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status % dpkg -S /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf systemd: /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf % sudo systemctl status ntp ● ntp.service - Network Time Service Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ntp.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: inactive (dead) Docs: man:ntpd(8) % sudo systemctl status systemd-timesyncd.service ● systemd-timesyncd.service - Network Time Synchronization Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Drop-In: /lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d └─disable-with-time-daemon.conf Active: inactive (dead) Condition: start condition failed at Mon 2019-10-21 12:05:38 EDT; 29s ago Docs: man:systemd-timesyncd.service(8) Oct 21 12:05:38 ubuntu systemd[1]: Condition check resulted in Network Time Synchronization being skipped. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1849156/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
