Bug 816493

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #815748 +++

Description of problem:
Clean installation of F17 Beta i686 Live into VM. I open Date and Time configuration and slide "Network Time" to ON. When I check in terminal, chronyd.service is disabled and stopped.

I reboot. chronyd.service is obviously still disabled and stopped. When I open Date and Time configuration, "Network Time" is set to OFF.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
control-center-3.4.0-1.fc17.i686
chrony-1.27-0.1.pre1.fc17.i686

How reproducible:
on VM and on bare-metal

Expected results:
chronyd.service is enabled and running, time is synchronized, and date and time configuration shows that network time is enabled.

--- Additional comment from kparal on 2012-04-24 08:32:23 EDT ---

Proposing as F17 blocker:

"All elements of the default panel (or equivalent) configuration in all release-blocking desktops must function correctly in common use"
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_17_Final_Release_Criteria

--- Additional comment from kparal on 2012-04-24 09:24:59 EDT ---

Please note that when I select "Synchronize time over the network" in firstboot, it enables and starts chronyd.service correctly, but Date and Time configuration still shows "Network Time" as OFF. It is probably related issue. If it is not, I'll report it separately, let me know.

--- Additional comment from mclasen on 2012-04-24 19:24:21 EDT ---

Apr 24 19:21:42 localhost.localdomain systemd-timedat[2609]: Failed to issue method call: No such file or directory

I guess the problem is that systemd-timedated is trying to activate ntpd, not chrony

--- Additional comment from lpoetter on 2012-04-25 10:56:26 EDT ---

systemd upstream will now activate/enable systemd-timedated-ntp.target instead of ntpd.service or chrony.service. These two packages should then hook into the target to get started indirectly.

http://cgit.freedesktop.org/systemd/systemd/commit/?id=e2875c46936a16efc0f58f9e6e2570cdda8d6d98

What's left to do: 

- get this into Fedora
- updte chrony and ntpd to include the necessary .wants/ symlink and BindTo directive

--- Additional comment from mclasen on 2012-04-25 12:03:00 EDT ---

Can you provide chrony/ntpd patches and file bugs ?

--- Additional comment from updates on 2012-04-25 20:31:35 EDT ---

systemd-44-7.fc17 has been submitted as an update for Fedora 17.
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/updates/systemd-44-7.fc17

--- Additional comment from mschmidt on 2012-04-26 05:18:46 EDT ---

(In reply to comment #4)
> What's left to do: 
> 
> - get this into Fedora

systemd-44-7.fc17 has it.

> - updte chrony and ntpd to include the necessary .wants/ symlink and BindTo
> directive

By the necessary .wants/ symlink you mean:

/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-timedated-ntp.target.wants/chronyd.service -> ../chronyd.service

(i.e. ship it in the package. Not create it using the [Install] section)

The BindTo directive will go into chronyd.service's [Unit] section and say:
BindTo=systemd-timedated-ntp.target

Going to clone this bug for chrony and ntpd now.