Name or service not known error with ntpq -p

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Issue

  • The ntpq -p command fails with an error, as follows:

    [root@localhost]# ntpq -p
Name or service not known

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • ntpd provided by ntp package

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