Yes, it looks to me like sntp is a sufficient replacement for ntpdate. However, sntp is not currently packaged for Debian or Ubuntu: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=793837
In addition, prior to that bug being introduced, sntp was included in the 'ntp' package, so sntp could not be installed without installing ntpd. It would be useful to be able to install sntp so it can be used for troubleshooting even when using systemd-timesyncd or chrony or another ntp daemon. Could you add sntp back to the build and package it in a separate 'sntp' package? ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #793837 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=793837 -- 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
