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The monit file works assuming that /etc/init.d/ntp exists - on some distributions, the init file is located at /etc/init.d/ntpd.

Code

File: http://svn.grimore.org/configuration-templates/monit/debian/templates/ntpd -

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##  Copyright (C) Wizardry and Steamworks 2018 - License: GNU GPLv3      ##
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check process ntpd matching "ntpd"
   start program  "/bin/systemctl start openntpd"
   stop program  "/bin/systemctl stop openntpd"
   #if failed host 127.0.0.1 port 123 type udp then restart
   # if 5 restarts within 5 cycles then timeout