[Bug 1125726] [NEW] boot-time race between /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate and /etc/init.d/ntp start

2013-02-14 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Public bug reported: We're seeing a race between if-up.d/ntpdate and the ntp startup script. 1) if-up.d/ntpdate starts. 2) if-up.d/ntpdate acquires the lock /var/lock/ntpdate-ifup. 3) if-up.d/ntpdate stops the ntp service [which isn't running anyway]. 4) if-up.d/ntpdate starts running ntpdate,

[Bug 1125726] [NEW] boot-time race between /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate and /etc/init.d/ntp start

2013-02-14 Thread Thomas Bushnell, BSG
Public bug reported: We're seeing a race between if-up.d/ntpdate and the ntp startup script. 1) if-up.d/ntpdate starts. 2) if-up.d/ntpdate acquires the lock /var/lock/ntpdate-ifup. 3) if-up.d/ntpdate stops the ntp service [which isn't running anyway]. 4) if-up.d/ntpdate starts running ntpdate,