ntpq fails with "timed out, nothing received" and "Request timed out" errors

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Issue

  • The ntpd service is running, but executing ntpq -p fails as follows:

    [root@localhost]# ntpq -p
    localhost.localdomain: timed out, nothing received
    ***Request timed out
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
    • ntpd provided by ntp package

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