Package: ntpdate Version: 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-3 Severity: wishlist
/etc/default/ntpdate tries to read /etc/ntp.conf. I believe that this should be done from the startup script insted of /etc/default/ntpdate. The current approach requires most users to update their /etc/default/ntpdate after some upgrades. I suggest that /etc/default/ntpdate contains the NTPSERVERS and NTPOPTIONS options only and leave the /etc/init.d/ntpdate to decided whether the /etc/ntp.conf should be read and how. IOW, I suggest moving the 'if' blocks to /etc/init.d/ntpdate, even the default ones, and check for an empty 'NTPSERVERS' in /etc/init.d/ntpdate and act as needed. This will leave /etc/default/ntpdate with user configuration options only. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (100, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.17-2-686 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages ntpdate depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-4 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcap1 1:1.10-14 support for getting/setting POSIX. ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8c-3 SSL shared libraries ii lsb-base 3.1-15 Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip ii netbase 4.25 Basic TCP/IP networking system ntpdate recommends no packages. -- debconf-show failed -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]