Chrony does not start on system boot with Fatal error : Could not parse cmdallow directive at line XX in file /etc/chrony.conf

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Chrony service is not starting up in system startup
  • Chrony service is not starting in system startup with cmdallow directive
chronyd[XXXX]: Fatal error : Could not parse cmdallow directive at line XX in file /etc/chrony.conf

Environment

  • RedHat Enterprise Linux
  • Chrony

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