[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#647465: Starting NTP server: ntpdlockfile creation failed:exceeded maximum number of lock attempts

[Arankal, Nagaraj P]

Package: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.6.p2+dfsg-1+b1

Squeeze NTP server has problems starting:

Starting NTP server: ntpdlockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of
lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts
lockfile creation failed: exceeded maximum number of lock attempts


Actual results:

system boot stalls while NTP server is started



Expected results:

NTP server should start without issue



I am using Debian Squeeze



--Nagaraj

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