Bug#388328: [pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#388328: boot logging fix for ntpdate in /etc/init.d

[Peter Eisentraut]

Rick Thomas wrote:
> So the logic in /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate needs to be a bit like
> the login in the old /etc/init.d/ntpdate in that it knows whether
> it's being called as part of system initialization or on-the-fly
> after initialization.

But that information is not available in the if-up script.

> Maybe the logic is that, now that ntpd can handle it's own clock
> startup, there's no need to have the two packages installed at the
> same time?

Yes.

> If so, would it be desirable to have them officially conflict?

No.