service: ... state=started always shows "changed"

[Randy Syring]

I have a couple Ubuntu 12.04 LTS machines.  Both have been configured through ansible with the following:

- name: install ntp
  apt: pkg=ntp state=latest
  tags: ntp

- name: configure ntp file
  template: src=ntp.conf.j2 dest=/etc/ntp.conf
  tags: ntp
  notify: restart ntp

- name: start the ntp service
  service: name=ntp state=started enabled=true
  tags: ntp

However, when I run ansible, it always shows starting the ntp service as "changed":

(ansible)rsyring@antec:~/dev/3in1-internal/ansible-src$ ansible-playbook -i hosts officevms.yaml
sudo password:

PLAY [apply common configuration to all nodes] ********************************

GATHERING FACTS ***************************************************************
ok: [lmachen]
ok: [lbeza]

TASK: [install ntp] ***********************************************************
ok: [lmachen]
ok: [lbeza]

TASK: [configure ntp file] ****************************************************
ok: [lbeza]
ok: [lmachen]

TASK: [start the ntp service] *************************************************
changed: [lbeza]
changed: [lmachen]

PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************
lbeza                      : ok=4    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0  
lmachen                    : ok=4    changed=1    unreachable=0    failed=0

However, I have verified the NTP service is running before I run ansible:

rsyring@lmachen:~$ service ntp status
 * NTP server is running
rsyring@lmachen:~$

Ideas?

[James Cammarata]

If you run "service ntpd status", what is the exit code?

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James Cammarata <jcamm...@ansibleworks.com>
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