* Toni Mueller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-11-16 12:39]: > Hi, > > On Fri, 16.11.2007 at 11:43:38 +0100, frantisek holop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > i have upgraded to 4.2 and because i am frequently without net access > > i see the following: at startup time ntpd just hangs indefinitely > > and must be terminated. > > yes. > > > ntpd_flags="-s" > > > could someone test this before i submit a bug report? > > I've removed the '-s' flag for this reason, although I would very much > prefer to have it in place in the case that I have net access. I don't > know whether it would be feasible for ntpd to see whether there's an > appropriate route, and whether the relevant interfaces are up.
the problem is the dns lookup that blocks the parent process. i have an idea how to solve that, but as usual, short of time. -- Henning Brauer, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] BS Web Services, http://bsws.de Full-Service ISP - Secure Hosting, Mail and DNS Services Dedicated Servers, Rootservers, Application Hosting - Hamburg & Amsterdam