[Bug 691819] Re: ntpd stopped working when time server disappeared

[Clint Byrum]

Hi agent8131, thanks so much for taking the time to file this bug report
and help us make Ubuntu better.

If the configuration file hasn't been changed, then on upgrade, dpkg
will in fact update it to the new value. If the user has changed
/etc/ntp.conf, the user will be given a chance to accept or reject the
new config file during the upgrade, or they can even merge the two to
reflect the new changes.

In no way will we ever blindly override a user selected configuration
like 'clock.tricity.wsu.edu'.

I'd suggest running a monitor which watches your NTP servers and sends
you a notification if they stop responding or if they are too far skewed
from your local time. You can ask your local ntpd which servers it is
querying with

ntpq -c peers

Closing as Invalid.

** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Invalid

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Title:
  ntpd stopped working when time server disappeared