@John: Does the affected machine have "nis" on the "hosts" line in /etc/nsswitch.conf? If not then your problem is not the same as this one.
** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu) Status: Expired => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to ntp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/999725 Title: broken start-up dependencies for ntp (starts before NIS is available) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/999725/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs