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89c51

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[Solved]Systemd-timedated-ntp.target removed???

The latest systemd update removed systemd-timedated-ntp.target and as a result the Gnome network time does not work without it. You enable it and in the next boot is off.

$ systemctl status systemd-timedated-ntp.target
systemd-timedated-ntp.target
	  Loaded: error (Reason: No such file or directory)
	  Active: inactive (dead)

Any info on that?

Last edited by 89c51 (2012-07-27 08:42:49)

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Re: [Solved]Systemd-timedated-ntp.target removed???

Yup. Removed.

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/sys … 596f1e3856
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/sys … f3aad0ad0c
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/sys … 22a9f26e2c

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89c51

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Re: [Solved]Systemd-timedated-ntp.target removed???

So i just disable it with

systemctl disable systemd-timedated-ntp.target 

and wait for upstream Gnome to fix their network time?

89c51

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Re: [Solved]Systemd-timedated-ntp.target removed???

systemctl disable systemd-timedated-ntp.target 

gives me

Failed to issue method call: No such file or directory

Is it safe to remove the link from /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants manually??

Also is there an "official" workaround for Gnome Network Time?

89c51

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Re: [Solved]Systemd-timedated-ntp.target removed???

One more thing.

When i switch to tty1 with Ctrl+Alt+F1 the system shows

Starting Network Service...  

and a blinking cursor under it rendering tty1 useless.

The other ttys are OK and the system seems to be working OK. Not so important but it bugs me.

Any help welcome removing the symlink manually didn't have any effect on this.

Last edited by 89c51 (2012-07-15 18:36:02)

89c51

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Re: [Solved]Systemd-timedated-ntp.target removed???

Sorry for bringing this up again but i am trying to solve this.

i read in the Systemd mailing list.

> 'Twas brillig, and Lennart Poettering at 03/07/12 20:25 did gyre and gimble:
> >         * timedated will now read known NTP implementation unit names
> >           from /usr/share/systemd/ntp-units.d/*.list,
> >           systemd-timedated-ntp.target has been removed.
>
> Just because I've not seen fedora updaing their packages yet to do this
> (so I cannot copy it), I figured I'd comment and say that timedated
> actually searches in the following folders:
>
>  "/etc/systemd/ntp-units.d",
>  "/run/systemd/ntp-units.d",
>  "/usr/local/lib/systemd/ntp-units.d",
>  "/usr/lib/systemd/ntp-units.d",
>
> NOT in  /usr/share/systemd/ntp-units.d/*.list
>
>
> It has no respect for any configure-based prefixes and this list is hard
> coded.
>
> Just in case any others are tripped up by this

Ahh, thanks for the heads-up. I have now changed NEWS in git to mention
the right path. Of course the announcemnt won't change retroactively,
but at least people who read the NEWS file will get the right idea.

Thanks,

Lennart

No ntp-units.d file exists anywhere on my system?? Is there something i can do myself or is this going to come with an update.

89c51

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Re: [Solved]Systemd-timedated-ntp.target removed???

Mark this as solved cause 187-2 fixed the starting network device hang at tty1

It hangs after that now