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Audit#

IF ntp is in use on the system, run the following commands:

Run the following command to verify that the ntp service is enabled: 

# systemctl is-enabled ntp.service
enabled

Run the following command to verify that the ntp service is active: 

# systemctl is-active ntp.service
active

Remediation#

IF ntp is in use on the system, run the following commands:

Run the following command to unmask ntp.service: 

# systemctl unmask ntp.service

Run the following command to enable and start ntp.service: 

# systemctl --now enable ntp.service

OR

If another time synchronization service is in use on the system, run the following command to remove ntp: 

# apt purge ntp