>>>>> "Colin" == Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Colin> On Thu, Oct 04, 2007 at 07:06:05PM +0000, Debian Bug Tracking Colin> System wrote: >> Processing commands for [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >> >> > # Automatically generated email from bts, devscripts version >> 2.10.7 > reassign 444370 base-passwd Bug#444370: ntp won't >> reconfigure (ntp group gone) Bug reassigned from package `ntp' to >> `base-passwd'. Colin> The ntp group has never been managed by base-passwd, so I don't Colin> see why a base-passwd upgrade would have removed it unless it Colin> had an incorrect ID. What ID did it have before base-passwd Colin> removed it? (Look in the /etc/group.org backup file.) 104 Colin> Perhaps the ntp package would be well-advised to ensure that Colin> the ntp group exists as well as the ntp user (it only Colin> explicitly creates the latter, and relies on adduser to create Colin> both, but adduser won't create the group if it got removed Colin> separately). Yes. But it's complicated having several packages managing the same file. -- Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au http://www.ertos.nicta.com.au ERTOS within National ICT Australia -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]