[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-04-11 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:~james-page/ubuntu/lucid/ntp/fix-715152 -- 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

[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-04-11 Thread James Page
Minimal patch to fix running with no IPv4 ** Description changed: + IMPACT: + Ubuntu instances running in pure IPv6 environments (including 127.0.0.1) cannot run ntp as it dies when scanning for available interfaces. + + FIX: + IPv6/IPv4 scanning has been improved in later releases; patch

[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-04-11 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:~james-page/ubuntu/maverick/ntp/fix-715152 -- 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

[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-04-11 Thread James Page
** Description changed: IMPACT: Ubuntu instances running in pure IPv6 environments (including 127.0.0.1) cannot run ntp as it dies when scanning for available interfaces. FIX: IPv6/IPv4 scanning has been improved in later releases; patch created from later release to resolve this

[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-04-11 Thread Clint Byrum
** Also affects: ntp (Ubuntu Lucid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: ntp (Ubuntu Maverick) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to ntp in Ubuntu.

[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-04-06 Thread James Page
I've done some further investigation into this issue. maverick exhibits the same symptoms as lucid; i.e. if the 127.0.0.1 address is not bound ntp exits on startup. natty appears to deal with this scenario OK; removing 127.0.0.1 in a post-up step does not impact ntp. Looks like this issue was

[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-04-06 Thread James Page
Output from running ntpd -n on a maverick host with no ipv4 enabled including localhost. This code has changed maverick-natty to deal with ipv6 better (by the looks of it). ** Attachment added: ntp-error.log

[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-04-06 Thread James Page
So this issue related to upstrem bug http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=397 ** Bug watch added: bugs.ntp.org/ #397 http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=397 ** Also affects: ntp via http://bugs.ntp.org/show_bug.cgi?id=397 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this

[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-04-06 Thread James Page
** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete = Fix Released ** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided = Medium -- 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

[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-02-11 Thread /usr/local/dick
Ehm, well exactly like you did, I manually removed it, although it's done automatically from interfaces with 'pre-up'. -- 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

Re: [Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-02-11 Thread James Page
On Fri, 2011-02-11 at 12:04 +, /usr/local/dick wrote: Ehm, well exactly like you did, I manually removed it, although it's done automatically from interfaces with 'pre-up'. Guessed that might be the case. I'll get this configured in my test rig. -- James Page Software Engineer, Ubuntu

[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-02-10 Thread James Page
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[Bug 715152] Re: ntp wont run on IPv6 only host unless lo has 127.0.0.1 address

2011-02-10 Thread James Page
Confirmed on a Lucid image; however the only way I was able to remove the 127.0.0.1 address from lo was to use the following command: ip addr del 127.0.0.1/32 dev lo ntp then fails to start. As stated in the original bug report, adding the address back to the interface fixes the issue. How