[Touch-packages] [Bug 1649729] Re: ntpd startup failures under xenial

2016-12-17 Thread Robie Basak
> The hosts in question were upgraded from prior LTS, so they would have
inherited ntpdate from there.

Thanks. We didn't have it removed for upgraders, so I guess that's not
happening by any other mechanism. I'm not sure we should do that either.
The only packaging mechanisms I can think of would also mean that users
of newer releases wouldn't be able to install ntpdate at all, and I
don't think we want that.

I'll rename this bug to track your specific case ("I upgraded from an
older release, ntpdate remained, and it causes trouble"). If anyone else
hits this, please mark yourself as affected by this bug (link for logged
in users near the top left of the page). If your scenario is essentially
the same but under a difference circumstance, please note it here.

** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu)
   Status: Incomplete => Triaged

** Summary changed:

- ntpd startup failures under xenial
+ ntpdate remains after upgrade to Xenial and causes problems with ntpd

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Title:
  ntpdate remains after upgrade to Xenial and causes problems with ntpd

Status in ntp package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  I have a system running 16.04.1 with multiple interfaces configured
  via /etc/network/interfaces.  Following a restart, ntpd will often be
  found not running, despite being installed and configured.

  syslog suggests ntpd is being repeatedly stopped and restarted within
  seconds.

  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING

  My current assumption is that this is the work of /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate being run on several interfaces nearly simultaneously.
  The rapid stop/start cycle of the daemon appears to trip up the port
  binding, and eventually cause ntpd to become unhappy and wind up
  stopped.

  Manually restarting ntpd (or even running /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate) outside of interface up/down time properly brings up
  ntpd.  It doesn't appear to be a configuration issue as such.

  Further, running  /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate from bash several times
  in rapid succession also produces the 'missing ntpd' behavior, outside
  of the context of any interface activity.

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[Touch-packages] [Bug 1649729] Re: ntpd startup failures under xenial

2016-12-17 Thread Matt LaPlante
Removing ntpdate should remove the if-up script, so I imagine that would
"resolve" the bug by way of workaround.

The hosts in question were upgraded from prior LTS, so they would have
inherited ntpdate from there.  I wasn't aware of the changes to sunset
it in the current release.

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Title:
  ntpd startup failures under xenial

Status in ntp package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I have a system running 16.04.1 with multiple interfaces configured
  via /etc/network/interfaces.  Following a restart, ntpd will often be
  found not running, despite being installed and configured.

  syslog suggests ntpd is being repeatedly stopped and restarted within
  seconds.

  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING

  My current assumption is that this is the work of /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate being run on several interfaces nearly simultaneously.
  The rapid stop/start cycle of the daemon appears to trip up the port
  binding, and eventually cause ntpd to become unhappy and wind up
  stopped.

  Manually restarting ntpd (or even running /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate) outside of interface up/down time properly brings up
  ntpd.  It doesn't appear to be a configuration issue as such.

  Further, running  /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate from bash several times
  in rapid succession also produces the 'missing ntpd' behavior, outside
  of the context of any interface activity.

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[Touch-packages] [Bug 1649729] Re: ntpd startup failures under xenial

2016-12-16 Thread Robie Basak
Please see: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-
devel/2016-August/039484.html

Summary: in Ubuntu, we don't expect to use ntpdate any more. We're
leaving bugs in ntpdate packaging behind, on the basis that ntpdate no
longer needs to be installed by default.

Can you fix the problem by removing the ntpdate package?

Is there anything unique about your configuration that means that you're
hitting this bug "by default"? How is it that you have ntpdate installed
in the first place? If you installed it yourself, why did you install
it?

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Title:
  ntpd startup failures under xenial

Status in ntp package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I have a system running 16.04.1 with multiple interfaces configured
  via /etc/network/interfaces.  Following a restart, ntpd will often be
  found not running, despite being installed and configured.

  syslog suggests ntpd is being repeatedly stopped and restarted within
  seconds.

  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING

  My current assumption is that this is the work of /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate being run on several interfaces nearly simultaneously.
  The rapid stop/start cycle of the daemon appears to trip up the port
  binding, and eventually cause ntpd to become unhappy and wind up
  stopped.

  Manually restarting ntpd (or even running /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate) outside of interface up/down time properly brings up
  ntpd.  It doesn't appear to be a configuration issue as such.

  Further, running  /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate from bash several times
  in rapid succession also produces the 'missing ntpd' behavior, outside
  of the context of any interface activity.

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[Touch-packages] [Bug 1649729] Re: ntpd startup failures under xenial

2016-12-14 Thread Matt LaPlante
I actually think I gave a fairly thorough description of the problem and
it has nothing to do with ntpd configuration.  I even said specifically
that I can manually start/stop ntpd and it works - configuration valid
and operational.

The problem is /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate starting and stopping the
daemon in rapid succession when multiple interfaces come up.  This
causes binding conflicts and often ntpd will wind up down as a result.

Reproduction is fairly easy: Just run /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate
several times in rapid succession and see what happens.

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Title:
  ntpd startup failures under xenial

Status in ntp package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I have a system running 16.04.1 with multiple interfaces configured
  via /etc/network/interfaces.  Following a restart, ntpd will often be
  found not running, despite being installed and configured.

  syslog suggests ntpd is being repeatedly stopped and restarted within
  seconds.

  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING

  My current assumption is that this is the work of /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate being run on several interfaces nearly simultaneously.
  The rapid stop/start cycle of the daemon appears to trip up the port
  binding, and eventually cause ntpd to become unhappy and wind up
  stopped.

  Manually restarting ntpd (or even running /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate) outside of interface up/down time properly brings up
  ntpd.  It doesn't appear to be a configuration issue as such.

  Further, running  /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate from bash several times
  in rapid succession also produces the 'missing ntpd' behavior, outside
  of the context of any interface activity.

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[Touch-packages] [Bug 1649729] Re: ntpd startup failures under xenial

2016-12-14 Thread Joshua Powers
My information may be out of date, instead of using -I you may also try
adding the following:

interface ignore wildcard
interface listen 127.0.0.1
interface listen ::1

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Title:
  ntpd startup failures under xenial

Status in ntp package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I have a system running 16.04.1 with multiple interfaces configured
  via /etc/network/interfaces.  Following a restart, ntpd will often be
  found not running, despite being installed and configured.

  syslog suggests ntpd is being repeatedly stopped and restarted within
  seconds.

  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING

  My current assumption is that this is the work of /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate being run on several interfaces nearly simultaneously.
  The rapid stop/start cycle of the daemon appears to trip up the port
  binding, and eventually cause ntpd to become unhappy and wind up
  stopped.

  Manually restarting ntpd (or even running /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate) outside of interface up/down time properly brings up
  ntpd.  It doesn't appear to be a configuration issue as such.

  Further, running  /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate from bash several times
  in rapid succession also produces the 'missing ntpd' behavior, outside
  of the context of any interface activity.

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[Touch-packages] [Bug 1649729] Re: ntpd startup failures under xenial

2016-12-14 Thread Joshua Powers
Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make
Ubuntu better.

Do you want NTP to listen on all addresses? That is not typically what
someone will want. That is why there is the -I option (e.g. -I
127.0.0.1) that can be added to the command line in /etc/default/ntp to
listen on a specific port or address.

Since there isn't enough information in your report to differentiate
between a local configuration problem and a bug in Ubuntu, I'm marking
this bug as Incomplete. We'd be grateful if you would then provide a
more complete description of the problem, explain why you believe this
is a bug in Ubuntu rather than a problem specific to your system, and
then change the bug status back to New.

If indeed this is a local configuration problem, you can find pointers
to get help for this sort of problem here:
http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community

** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu)
   Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  ntpd startup failures under xenial

Status in ntp package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  I have a system running 16.04.1 with multiple interfaces configured
  via /etc/network/interfaces.  Following a restart, ntpd will often be
  found not running, despite being installed and configured.

  syslog suggests ntpd is being repeatedly stopped and restarted within
  seconds.

  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4031]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: proto: precision = 0.105 usec (-23)
  Dec 13 20:23:17 mail ntpd[4034]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4119]:  * Stopping NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntp[4183]:  * Starting NTP server ntpd
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: ntpd 4.2.8p4@1.3265-o Wed Oct  5 12:34:45 
UTC 2016 (1): Starting
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4193]: Command line: /usr/sbin/ntpd -p 
/var/run/ntpd.pid -g -u 106:113
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: proto: precision = 0.065 usec (-24)
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING
  Dec 13 20:23:18 mail ntpd[4195]: unable to bind to wildcard address :: - 
another process may be running - EXITING

  My current assumption is that this is the work of /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate being run on several interfaces nearly simultaneously.
  The rapid stop/start cycle of the daemon appears to trip up the port
  binding, and eventually cause ntpd to become unhappy and wind up
  stopped.

  Manually restarting ntpd (or even running /etc/network/if-
  up.d/ntpdate) outside of interface up/down time properly brings up
  ntpd.  It doesn't appear to be a configuration issue as such.

  Further, running  /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate from bash several times
  in rapid succession also produces the 'missing ntpd' behavior, outside
  of the context of any interface activity.

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