I am monitoring /var/log/messages Gilbert On 8/13/2014 4:09 PM, Kevin Fries wrote: > > Just to make sure we are using the same vernacular... you are looking > at /var/logs or the Journal? > > Kevin > > On Aug 13, 2014 5:02 PM, "Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr." > > wrote: > > I am able to manually start ntpd using the command "systemctl > start ntpd.service". I thought I had indicated that in my original > post. When I run the enable command, it does create a sym link. > Below is what it does... > > ln -s '/usr/lib/systemd/system/ntpd.service' > '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/ntpd.service' > > For some reason or another it is not starting though on boot. > > I looked at my log file and it is not showing any failure from > what I can see. I know that systemd is not starting ntpd > automatically. I am using the package that came with the > distribution and am getting a bit frustrated that such a simple > thing is not working. > > Gilbert > > > On 8/13/2014 3:44 PM, Kevin Fries wrote: >> >> Try starting your ntp manually: >> >> systemstl start ntpd >> >> You may see an error message referring you to the journal. >> Startup scripts in SystemD are not difficult, but are very >> different and can be a bit intimidating until you realize they >> are no different that what you always used but in a different order. >> >> If it starts ok but not on boot, your enable command is not >> working right. The enable command should create a symlink very >> similar to the old rc3.d=> init.d link of old, only the locations >> are different. Then on startup, the system should run that script >> doing an equivalent of systemctl start on it. >> >> So, try to start it manually and see what happens. >> >> Kevin >> >> On Aug 13, 2014 4:30 PM, "Gilbert T. Gutierrez, Jr." >> > > wrote: >> >> I am playing with CentOS 7 and have been encountering some >> difficulties. I was wondering if anyone else has attempted to >> use it or is having problems? >> >> >> I was able to have the client machine join my Samba 4 windows >> domain and am able to authenticate to it. Yea! >> >> >> I cannot get ntp to start at statup. I am always having to >> manually start it. I have run "systemctl enable ntpd.service" >> which I understand is the correct command for systemd to have >> an application start on boot (it was "chkconfig ntpd on" >> utilizing previous versions). >> There is the problem of applications... I cannot find a rdp >> client on the distro or epel. I found rdesktop on a >> repository that I have never used before and don't know if I >> trust. >> >> I am thinking about trying Linux Mint >> (http://www.linuxmint.com/) or kubuntu >> (http://www.kubuntu.org/). I am trying to see if I can >> operate at my office without Windows. I am very comfortable >> with CentOS versions prior to 7 am trying to stay with CentOS >> because all of my servers are based on one version of CentOS >> or another. I did not like CentOS 6 as a desktop and that is >> why I was trying 7. Debian based distros have always been >> intimidating since I am used to the package management, >> service calls, and locations of files in CentOS. >> >> Gilbert >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list -PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss