Package: ntp Version: 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-2 Severity: normal When ntpd starts while Internet connection is not up yet (this happens when using wifi after the user has logged in), all the servers are removed, so that ntpd no longer works. For instance, the syslog file shows:
Jun 29 09:07:23 xvii ntpd[3868]: ntpd [email protected] Fri Jun 12 15:39:51 UTC 2009 (1) Jun 29 09:07:23 xvii ntpd[3869]: precision = 1.000 usec Jun 29 09:07:23 xvii ntpd[3869]: Listening on interface #0 wildcard, 0.0.0.0#123 Disabled Jun 29 09:07:23 xvii ntpd[3869]: Listening on interface #1 wildcard, ::#123 Disabled Jun 29 09:07:23 xvii ntpd[3869]: Listening on interface #2 lo, ::1#123 Enabled Jun 29 09:07:23 xvii ntpd[3869]: Listening on interface #3 lo, 127.0.0.1#123 Enabled Jun 29 09:07:23 xvii ntpd[3869]: kernel time sync status 0040 Jun 29 09:07:23 xvii kernel: [ 31.080545] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready Jun 29 09:07:23 xvii ntpd[3869]: frequency initialized 0.510 PPM from /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift Jun 29 09:07:23 xvii named[3498]: network unreachable resolving '0.debian.pool.ntp.org/AAAA/IN': 193.0.14.129#53 Jun 29 09:07:23 xvii named[3498]: network unreachable resolving '0.debian.pool.ntp.org/A/IN': 193.0.14.129#53 [...] Jun 29 09:07:25 xvii ntpd_initres[3886]: host name not found: 0.debian.pool.ntp.org Jun 29 09:07:25 xvii ntpd_initres[3886]: couldn't resolve `0.debian.pool.ntp.org', giving up on it and ditto with the other 3 servers. The consequence: xvii:~> ntpq -p No association ID's returned After restarting ntpd with "/etc/init.d/ntp restart": xvii:~> ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter ============================================================================== ddb3.europeacon 193.49.205.18 2 u - 64 1 40.697 -4440.1 0.582 ovh.microkwen.c 195.13.23.5 3 u 2 64 1 41.073 -4436.8 0.706 dnscache-paris. 192.93.2.20 2 u 1 64 1 50.454 -4441.3 0.836 ns.gansta93.com .STEP. 16 u 771 64 0 0.000 0.000 0.001 ntp should probably have a script in /etc/network/if-up.d to restart ntpd or something like that. -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=POSIX, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Versions of packages ntp depends on: ii adduser 3.110 add and remove users and groups ii libc6 2.9-13 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcap2 1:2.16-5 support for getting/setting POSIX. ii libedit2 2.11-20080614-1 BSD editline and history libraries ii libncurses5 5.7+20090523-1 shared libraries for terminal hand ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8k-3 SSL shared libraries ii lsb-base 3.2-22 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip ii netbase 4.35 Basic TCP/IP networking system Versions of packages ntp recommends: ii perl 5.10.0-23 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction Versions of packages ntp suggests: ii ntp-doc 1:4.2.4p6+dfsg-2 Network Time Protocol documentatio -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
