Hi, It's for 9.04, don't know if it's still present in 9.10 or 10.04 haven't checked yet.
Cheers Dyna ----- Original Message ---- From: Chuck Short <chuck.sh...@canonical.com> To: dyn_a...@yahoo.com Sent: Mon, May 17, 2010 1:22:01 PM Subject: [Bug 581193] Re: ntp init script fails to start ntpd Thanks for the patch which version is this for? chuck ** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- ntp init script fails to start ntpd https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/581193 You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber of the bug. Status in “ntp” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Binary package hint: ntp In /etc/init.d/ntp you sync with the ntp servers with this line: /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s -b $NTPDATE_OPTIONS $tickers &>/dev/null After that the script starts ntpd with this line start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE --startas $DAEMON -- -p $PIDFILE -u $UGID $NTPD_OPTS What happens is that. ntp will not start since port 123 (ntp) is already in use. /* from strace: bind(16, {sa_family=AF_INET, sin_port=htons(123), sin_addr=inet_addr("0.0.0.0")}, 16) = -1 EADDRINUSE (Address already in use) */ The reason is that, ntpdate is running in the background and if it doesn't sync fast it will still use port 123 when ntp is trying to start a few lines down the script. Here is a patch :) -- and yes you have to strart ntpdate in the foreground otherwise you have a race!! --- ntp.old 2010-05-16 08:04:53.000000000 +0100 +++ ntp 2010-05-16 07:59:44.000000000 +0100 @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ tickers=$(awk '$1=="peer"||$1=="server"{print $2}' /etc/ntp.conf | fgrep -v 127.127.1.0) echo "Synchronizing with time server: " - /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s -b $NTPDATE_OPTIONS $tickers &>/dev/null + /usr/sbin/ntpdate -s -b $NTPDATE_OPTIONS $tickers >/dev/null log_daemon_msg "Starting NTP server" "ntpd" Cheers Dyna To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/581193/+subscribe -- ntp init script fails to start ntpd https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/581193 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to ntp in ubuntu. -- 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
