[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#778564: Bug#778564: Should be possible to preseed ntp server

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 06:10:32PM +0000, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Package: ntp
> Version: 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-2+deb7u1
> 
> I did a preseeded installation of wheezy with
>    d-i clock-setup/ntp-server string ntp.uk.xensource.com

As far as I know that is for the "clock-setup" package, not
anything related to ntp.  I think it currently only sets the clock
correct once and doesn't put that value in any config file we
could use.

> I'm not sure where exactly this should be fixed.  ntp.conf is a
> dpkg-handled conffile in ntp in wheezy so I think at the very least
> ntp needs to change.

An alternative is to send the ntp servers using DHCP.  In that
case we generate a new config file (with other name) and replace
the servers in it.  This currently seems to be broken when using
netwerk-manager though.


Kurt