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and subject line Bug#1137430: fixed in ntpsec 1.2.5+dfsg-1
has caused the Debian Bug report #1137430,
regarding ntpsec: ntpwait always fails when "-n 1" is specified
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Package: ntpsec
Version: 1.2.3+dfsg1-8
Severity: normal
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`man ntpwait` says "-n" means "Number of times to check ntpd." I read that to
mean that specifying "-n 1" should check one time and either immediately
succeed or give up. Instead, ntpwait returns 1, indicating, "The operation
failed or the command syntax was not valid."
Example:
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ # This succeeds immediately:
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ ntpwait
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ echo $?
0
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ # This fails:
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ ntpwait -n 1
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ echo $?
1
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ # Verbose gives inaccurate explanation:
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ ntpwait -n 1 -v
Waiting for ntpd to synchronize... No!
ntpd did not synchronize.
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ echo $?
1
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ # Other numbers seem OK:
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ ntpwait -n 2 -v
Waiting for ntpd to synchronize... OK! (0.0 seconds)
ansible@neuron-mail:~$ echo $?
0
ansible@neuron-mail:~$
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 13.5
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 6.12.88+deb13-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU thread; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled
Versions of packages ntpsec depends on:
ii adduser 3.152
ii init-system-helpers 1.69~deb13u1
ii libbsd0 0.12.2-2
ii libc6 2.41-12+deb13u3
ii libcap2 1:2.75-10+deb13u1+b1
ii libssl3t64 3.5.6-1~deb13u1
ii netbase 6.5
ii python3 3.13.5-1
ii python3-ntp 1.2.3+dfsg1-8
ii tzdata 2026b-0+deb13u1
Versions of packages ntpsec recommends:
ii cron [cron-daemon] 3.0pl1-197
ii systemd 257.13-1~deb13u1
Versions of packages ntpsec suggests:
ii apparmor 4.1.0-1
ii certbot 4.0.0-2+deb13u1
pn ntpsec-doc <none>
pn ntpsec-ntpviz <none>
-- Configuration Files:
/etc/default/ntpsec changed:
NTPD_OPTS="-g"
IGNORE_DHCP='yes'
NTPSEC_CERTBOT_CERT_NAME=""
/etc/ntpsec/ntp.conf changed:
interface listen all
restrict default ignore
restrict source nomodify noquery limited
restrict 127.0.0.1
restrict ::1
pool pool.ntp.org iburst burst
pool 0.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst burst
pool 1.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst burst
pool 2.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst burst
pool 3.debian.pool.ntp.org iburst burst
driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
statistics loopstats peerstats clockstats
filegen loopstats file loopstats type day enable
filegen peerstats file peerstats type day enable
filegen clockstats file clockstats type day enable
-- no debconf information
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--- Begin Message ---
Source: ntpsec
Source-Version: 1.2.5+dfsg-1
Done: Richard Laager <[email protected]>
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
ntpsec, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to [email protected],
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Richard Laager <[email protected]> (supplier of updated ntpsec package)
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Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:14:57 -0500
Source: ntpsec
Architecture: source
Version: 1.2.5+dfsg-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: high
Maintainer: Richard Laager <[email protected]>
Changed-By: Richard Laager <[email protected]>
Closes: 1137430
Changes:
ntpsec (1.2.5+dfsg-1) unstable; urgency=high
.
[ Richard Laager ]
* New upstream version
- The server counting logic for `maxclock` (`tos maxclock`) has been
corrected to skip dynamic `POOL` slots as well as any remote servers
configured with the `noselect` flag.
- `sys_var_list` is no longer marked as a default variable, so it is
excluded from `ntpq`'s default `rv` (readvar) output.
- Fixed `ntpd` silently ignoring mode 1 (symmetric active) requests, e.g.
from Windows clients; they are now answered like ordinary client
requests.
- A new `ntskelog` statistic file has been added to the stats file
collection. NTS-KE transactions are now routed here to reduce clutter in
the main system log.
- The `pool` configuration command now natively supports the `nts` security
flag (`pool <server> nts`).
- The HPGPS reference clock driver received a major update, featuring a new
configuration option for listen mode, a fix for the Z3801A GPS Week
Number Rollover (WNRO) glitch, the removal of the raw `scpi >` string
from `clockstats`, and the addition of several new internal tracking
variables to `clockstats`.
- Link-Time Optimization (LTO) is now enabled
- Fixed a buffer overflow in the Zyfer reference clock driver that could
occur when processing continuation chunks (CVE-2026-18321).
- Fix #843 "ntpwait -n 1 always exits with failure." (Closes: 1137430)
- Many more bug fixes.
.
[ Luca Boccassi ]
* Stop deleting system user on remove/purge
* Install and use sysusers.d config file
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