Public bug reported: Binary package hint: ntp
Lucid host running IPv6 only, with network configured like this: root@svn:~# ifconfig eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:86:00:15 inet6 addr: 2001:610:148:dead:cafe:babe:0:29/64 Scope:Global inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fe86:15/64 Scope:Link UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:3164 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:2075 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:1516490 (1.5 MB) TX bytes:387497 (387.4 KB) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B) Now ntpd wont start: ./../libisc/ifiter_ioctl.c:567: REQUIRE(iter->pos < (unsigned int) iter->ifc.ifc_len) failed. Aborted After adding an IPv4 loopback address to lo interface: ip addr add 127.0.0.1 dev lo ntpd is able to start. According to http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=397 this might be related to libisc. ** Affects: ntp (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: bind ipv6 libisc ntp ntpd -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to ntp in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/715152 Title: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs