The ntpd daemon does not respond for a ntpq query from local host via IPv6 loopback interface
Issue
- The
ntpqcommand failed with timeout.
# ntpq -pn
::1: timed out, nothing received
***Request timed out
- The
ntpqcommand tried to connect thentpddaemon on localhost viaIPv6 loopback interface (::1). - Why did it fail with timeout?
Environment
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
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