Bug 48556

Summary:	ntp upgrade to 4.2.0-r2 can be problematic on existing systems
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Bill Kenworthy <bill>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Bill Kenworthy 2004-04-21 05:50:31 UTC

Changes to latest ntp-4.2.0-r2 do not work smoothly on existing systems
/etc/ntp/ntp.drift appears to have moved to /usr/share/something
tries to create a file /etc/ntp.drift.TEMP as user ntp which errors
operation of restrict keyword has changed so that existing, working configs fail
one system of mine has local syncing as stratum 5 to some weird IP number - no idea how/why as its not in the config
Some more on forums and mailing lsit, mostly to do with restrict or dieing because of permissions to do with ntp:ntp


Reproducible: Sometimes
Steps to Reproduce:
1. upgrade ntp on an existing system
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3.

Actual Results:  
ntp daemon dies when it hits file permission problems, fails to sync, acts
weirdly depending on existing config/environment

Expected Results:  
should have been a transparent upgrade, or at least some realistic warning messages.
fix permission problems to do with droproot
add config file moves to ewarn
document changes to restrict

Comment 1 Martin Holzer (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2004-04-21 07:09:53 UTC


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 48518 ***