[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#391093: ntp upgrade from 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-2 to 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-3 fails

[anonymous]

Package: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-2
Severity: important

After apt-get update, apt-get dist-upgrade, and apt-get -f install, ntp still fails to upgrade from 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-2 to 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-3.

Apt gives the following error messages:

Preparing to replace ntp 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-2 (using .../ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-2_i386.deb) ...
/etc/init.d/ntp: user ntp does not exist
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
/etc/init.d/ntp: user ntp does not exist
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-2_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
/etc/init.d/ntp: user ntp does not exist
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ntp_1%3a4.2.2+dfsg.2-2_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

This is similar to an old bug (#381581 and #381554) that turned out to be in the passwd package, but it's occuring with the current version of NTP.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.12
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages ntp depends on:
ii  adduser                      3.97        Add and remove users and groups
ii  libc6                        2.3.6.ds1-5 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcap1                      1:1.10-14   support for getting/setting POSIX.
pn  libreadline5                 <none>      (no description available)
pn  libssl0.9.8                  <none>      (no description available)
ii  lsb-base                     3.1-17      Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip
pn  netbase                      <none>      (no description available)
ii  perl-modules                 5.8.8-6.1   Core Perl modules
ii  psmisc                       22.3-1      Utilities that use the proc filesy

ntp recommends no packages.

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