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 fixed in the transition from v4.2.4 to v4.2.6 (possibly as part of 4.2.5p219) -- 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
