[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#461473: Bug#461473: /etc/init.d/ntp restart should fail if ntp daemon is not running

[Rick Thomas]

On Jan 18, 2008, at 5:17 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> Rick Thomas wrote:
>> In /etc/dhcp3/dhclient-enter-hooks.d/ntp it is
>> implicitly assumed that "restart" will fail if
>> the daemon is not already running -- unfortunately,
>> that's not true.
>
> This has been reworked in 1:4.2.4p4+dfsg-3.  Please try that, and  
> let us know
> if you find a problem there.

It seems to work OK in 1:4.2.4p4+dfsg-3 (at least in my limited test  
environment -- I don't use dial-up, for example)

While looking over the code, I had a couple of thoughts...

1) Wouldn't it be a good idea to include the "dynamic" option in the  
synthesized "server" lines inserted into ntp.conf.dhcp ?

2) There ought to be some way to keep a "server" line in ntp.conf  
from getting deleted.  E.g. for a stratum=0 time source.  I suggest  
the string "# sticky" appearing as a comment.

I've attached a patch file that implements both of these.

Enjoy!

Rick

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