Package: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.0a+stable-8.1
Followup-For: Bug #329746
The problem lies in the script /etc/init.d/ntp-server
It is buggy.
If the user "ntp" does not exist it will
echo "User $USER does not exist" >&2
which will print
User <current user> does not exist
...
This one is kind of amusing but serious bug.
It can provoke a heavy existence crisis.
;))
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (650, 'testing'), (1, 'unstable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16.5-amd64-k8-smp
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=de_AT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages ntp depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.6-7 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcap1 1:1.10-14 support for getting/setting
POSIX.
ii libreadline5 5.1-7 GNU readline and history
libraries
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8a-8 SSL shared libraries
ii perl-modules 5.8.8-4 Core Perl modules
ii psmisc 22.2-1 Utilities that use the proc
filesy
Versions of packages ntp recommends:
pn ntp-server <none> (no description available)
-- no debconf information
