Bug#415335: [pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#415335: ntp: Allow to set the time in slewed mode upon installation.

[David Ayers]

Kurt Roeckx schrieb:
> On Sun, Mar 18, 2007 at 04:02:44PM +0100, David Ayers wrote:
> 
>>Package: ntp
>>Version: 1:4.2.2.p4+dfsg-2
>>Severity: wishlist
>>
>>I would like to see a configuration option during the installation of ntp
>>which does not automatically set the clock via settimeofday when ntp is
>>installed on a running system but allows to select adjtime with an
>>apropriate warning about the potential delay until the clock is synchronized.
> 
> 
> You mean that ntpd should started with the -x option?
> 
> You can already do this by editing /etc/default/ntp and adding
> -x to the NTPD_OPTS.
> 
> I'm not sure a debconf question for this is needed.

Ah, but prior to installation there is no /etc/default/ntp.  Or are you
suggesting one should be created manually before installing?

Cheers,
David