title: Debugging systemctl "inactive (dead)"
body: <p>I wanted determine why <code>systemd-timesyncd</code> refused to start at bootup without logging anything or offering useful information in <code>systemctl status</code>.</p>
  <pre><code># systemctl status systemd-timesyncd
  * systemd-timesyncd.service - Network Time Synchronization
     Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/systemd-timesyncd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead)
       Docs: man:systemd-timesyncd.service(8)
  </code></pre>
  <p>What steps can be done to determine what the issue is in the general case?</p>