2.3. Disabling a NetworkManager dispatcher script

The chrony dispatcher script manages the online and offline state of the NTP servers. As a system administrator, you can disable the dispatcher script to keep chronyd polling the servers constantly.

The NetworkManager executes the chrony dispatcher script during interface reconfiguration, stop or start operations. However, if you configure certain interfaces or routes outside of NetworkManager, you can encounter the following situation:

To ensure that chronyd can synchronize with your NTP servers, which have separately managed interfaces, disable the dispatcher script.