elogind-time-wait-sync.service elogind Developer Peter Bigot pab@pabigot.com elogind-time-wait-sync.service 8 elogind-time-wait-sync.service elogind-time-wait-sync Wait Until Kernel Time Synchronized elogind-time-wait-sync.service /usr/lib/elogind/elogind-time-wait-sync Description elogind-time-wait-sync is a system service that delays the start of units that depend on time-sync.target until the system time has been synchronized with an accurate time source by elogind-timesyncd.service. elogind-timesyncd.service notifies on successful synchronization. elogind-time-wait-sync also tries to detect when the kernel marks the time as synchronized, but this detection is not reliable and is intended only as a fallback for other servies that can be used to synchronize time (e.g., ntpd, chronyd). Files /run/systemd/timesync/synchronized The presence of this file indicates to this service that the system clock has been synchronized. See Also elogind1, elogind.special7, elogind-timesyncd.service8,