Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ntp
During an upgrade from Feisty (7.04) to Gutsy (7.10) the ntp
installation script asks whether to keep or replace /etc/ntp.conf. This
was because I customised the Feisty ntp.conf to suit local NTP servers.
As the upgrade takes a long while, a user generally will walk away from
the computer during the package installation process. It is frustrating
to return to find a fairly trival question holding up the upgrade
process - with still many minutes to go. (This was the only question
asked of me mid-upgrade).
Can the installer either:-
1. Assume that if the ntp.conf having been changed by the user, then just to
use it (as long as it technical doesn't break NTP).
or
2. If the format of ntp.conf has changed substantially, run a script to munge
the essential parts of the existing ntp.conf script to the new version.
or
3. Defer the question till the end of the installation (or detect that it will
need to ask the question at the beginning of the upgrade
** Affects: ntp (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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ntp asks to keep or replace ntp.conf
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/156185
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