Hacking the startup script seems to be the best temporary fix. -- default-intrepid-ntp-init-script 2010-02-09 15:01:43.255277872 -0500 +++ /etc/init.d/ntp 2010-02-09 15:02:48.000000000 -0500 @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ exit 1 fi lock_ntpdate - start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE --startas $DAEMON -- -p $PIDFILE -u $UGID $NTPD_OPTS + start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $PIDFILE --startas $DAEMON --nicelevel -8 -- -p $PIDFILE -u $UGID $NTPD_OPTS status=$? unlock_ntpdate log_end_msg $status
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