Failed to update NTP configuration

[Anton Troyanov]

Running MAAS snap built from f945aa238ab3c594fa67d9c49186a03f05f755bf

Once everything is configured MAAS fails to start NTP service

> sudo maas status
Service Startup Current Since
agent disabled active today at 13:41 UTC
apiserver enabled active today at 13:40 UTC
bind9 disabled active today at 13:40 UTC
dhcpd disabled inactive -
dhcpd6 disabled inactive -
http disabled active today at 13:41 UTC
ntp disabled inactive -
proxy disabled active today at 13:43 UTC
rackd enabled active today at 13:40 UTC
regiond enabled active today at 13:40 UTC
syslog disabled active today at 13:40 UTC
temporal disabled active today at 13:40 UTC

> journalctl -u snap.maas.pebble.service -t maas-regiond
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: maasserver.regiondservices.ntp: [critical] Failed to update NTP configuration.
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: Traceback (most recent call last):
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: File "/snap/maas/x1/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 700, in errback
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: self._startRunCallbacks(fail)
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: File "/snap/maas/x1/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 763, in _startRunCallbacks
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: self._runCallbacks()
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: File "/snap/maas/x1/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 857, in _runCallbacks
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: current.result = callback( # type: ignore[misc]
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: File "/snap/maas/x1/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 1750, in gotResult
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: current_context.run(_inlineCallbacks, r, gen, status)
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: --- <exception caught here> ---
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: File "/snap/maas/x1/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 1656, in _inlineCallbacks
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: result = current_context.run(
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: File "/snap/maas/x1/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/python/failure.py", line 489, in throwExceptionIntoGenerator
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: return g.throw(self.type, self.value, self.tb)
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: File "/snap/maas/x1/lib/python3.10/site-packages/provisioningserver/utils/service_monitor.py", line 375, in restartServ>
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: yield self._performServiceAction(service, "restart")
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: File "/snap/maas/x1/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/twisted/internet/defer.py", line 1660, in _inlineCallbacks
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: result = current_context.run(gen.send, result)
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: File "/snap/maas/x1/lib/python3.10/site-packages/provisioningserver/utils/service_monitor.py", line 696, in _performSer>
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: raise ServiceActionError(error_msg)
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: provisioningserver.utils.service_monitor.ServiceActionError: Service 'ntp_region' failed to restart: Pebble change 17 fai>
Jan 17 13:41:25 maas maas-regiond[2159]: - Start service "ntp" (cannot start service: exited quickly with code 1)

> journalctl -u snap.maas.pebble.service -t chronyd
Jan 17 13:50:23 maas chronyd[3475]: 2024-01-17T13:50:23Z chronyd version 4.2 starting (+CMDMON +NTP +REFCLOCK +RTC +PRIVDROP +SCFILTER +SIGND +ASYNCDNS +NTS +SECHASH +IPV>
Jan 17 13:50:23 maas chronyd[3475]: 2024-01-17T13:50:23Z Could not create directory /run/chrony : Permission denied
Jan 17 13:50:23 maas chronyd[3475]: 2024-01-17T13:50:23Z Could not access /run/chrony : No such file or directory
Jan 17 13:50:23 maas chronyd[3475]: 2024-01-17T13:50:23Z Disabled command socket /run/chrony/chronyd.sock
Jan 17 13:50:23 maas chronyd[3475]: 2024-01-17T13:50:23Z Fatal error : Could not open /run/chrony/chronyd.pid : No such file or directory

[Anton Troyanov (troyanov)]

Checking labmaas that is running
> sudo snap list | grep maas
maas 3.5.0~alpha1-15682-g.db0f3ca74 32859 latest/edge canonical** -

The file is located under:
/var/snap/maas/32859/run/chronyd.pid