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So I've built my first CentOS 7 host and am learning all the new ways of doing things. I setup and enabled ntpd but after a reboot I get: $ systemctl status ntpd ntpd.service - Network Time Service Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/ntpd.service; enabled) Active: inactive (dead) After issuing: $ systemctl start ntpd Ntpd runs just fine. But why isn't it loading at boot

...> In CentOS 7 is bettere to use chrony, here's an howto > > http://linoxide.com/linux-command/chrony-time-sync/ > So reviewing Red Hat's documentation on the subject: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/System_Administrators_Guide/chap-Configuring_the_Date_and_Time.html#sect-Configuring_the_Date_and_Time-timedatectl-NTP I see both chrony and ntpd mentioned but no preference given. Seeing that I've used ntpd for a decade and am more comfortable an familiar with it, I think I just stick with ntpd. However, we have yet *another* new control system. We ar...