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Ensure the systemd-timesyncd package is not installed

systemd-timesyncd-removed · UBUNTU ≥ 22 · 1 impl

Description

The systemd-timesyncd package must not be installed on Ubuntu; chrony is the supported time synchronization service.

Rationale

Running more than one time synchronization mechanism risks inconsistent system time, which undermines log correlation and authentication. Removing systemd-timesyncd leaves chrony as the single time source.

Check → Remediate

Checkpackage_state
name:
systemd-timesyncd
state:
absent
Remediateapt_absent
name:
systemd-timesyncd

Framework references

STIG

V-270645 / UBTU-24-100010V-260480 / UBTU-22-215020

NIST 800-53

CM-6

Live verification

ubuntu22:checkubuntu24:checkubuntu24:remediate
#time#systemd-timesyncd#services#packages