[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#873057: ntp: ntpd not started at boot

[Esa Peuha]

Source: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-5

I have an installation of Debian testing with ntp installed on it. With
ntp version 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-3 and earlier, ntpd was started during boot,
but with 1:4.2.8p10+dfsg-4 and -5, ntpd isn't started (which BTW is far
from obvious; I became aware of the issue only after I noticed that the
machine's clock had drifted about a minute from the correct time). If I
copy /lib/systemd/system/ntp.service to /etc/systemd/system/ntp.service
and comment out the line "Conflicts=systemd-timesyncd.service" then ntpd
is started again, so I suggest that you remove that line. It shouldn't
be necessary for ntp to conflict with timesyncd anyway, because the file
/lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service.d/disable-with-time-daemon.conf
checks if /usr/sbin/ntpd exists, and doesn't start timesyncd if it does.