Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: ntpdate
This is broken the same way in both Maverick and Karmic. Here's the Maverick
data.
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lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 10.10
Release: 10.10
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apt-cache policy ntpdate
ntpdate:
Installed: 1:4.2.4p8+dfsg-1ubuntu6
Candidate: 1:4.2.4p8+dfsg-1ubuntu6
Version table:
*** 1:4.2.4p8+dfsg-1ubuntu6 0
500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ maverick/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
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After hours of messing with /etc/default/ntpdate and reading reams of
postings here's what I've learned.
1) Camping /etc/default (inotifywait -mr /etc/default) showed no
activity when ntpdate is run.
2) Checking the man page (man ntpdate) produces no reference to
/etc/default/ntpdate.
3) Brute checking ntpdate (strings /usr/sbin/ntpdate | grep
/etc/default/ntpdate) shows no reference.
Looks like someone's asleep at the wheel.
Best to either fix ntpdate or...
Remove /etc/default/ntpdate references (dpkg -L ntpdate | grep
/etc/default/ntpdate) from the ntpdate package.
Preferably fix ntpdate to actually use this file.
Thanks.
** Affects: ntp (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/689343
Title:
ntpdate has no /etc/default/ntpdate reference
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