Package: ntpdate Version: 1:4.2.2.p4+dfsg-2 Severity: important
When after a reboot all interfaces are brought up, the /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate script spawns a 'ntpdate &' for every interface. With many interfaces and an incorrectly set hardware-clock, this can result in a mayor time-shift: Mar 17 15:05:21 qserver ntpdate[1408]: step time server 81.171.44.131 offset -3468.662657 sec Mar 17 14:07:33 qserver ntpdate[1585]: step time server 87.238.168.160 offset -3468.664036 sec Mar 17 13:09:45 qserver ntpdate[1618]: step time server 87.238.168.160 offset -3468.664084 sec Mar 17 12:11:58 qserver ntpdate[1651]: step time server 87.238.168.160 offset -3468.663937 sec Mar 17 11:14:10 qserver ntpdate[1684]: step time server 87.238.168.160 offset -3468.663897 sec Mar 17 10:16:22 qserver ntpdate[1720]: step time server 192.87.106.2 offset -3468.662245 sec The problem can be fixed by forcing that only one ntpdate process is running at a time. You could choose not to background the ntpdate task (I think the 1 second timeout is good enough), or use a lockfile to hold off the other ntpdate processes. -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.23.8-cfs-v24-hrt3.0-qnet64.2 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages ntpdate depends on: ii libc6 2.3.6.ds1-13etch5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries ii libcap1 1:1.10-14 support for getting/setting POSIX. ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8c-4etch1 SSL shared libraries ii netbase 4.29 Basic TCP/IP networking system ntpdate recommends no packages. -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]