[Bug 1372051] Re: ntp postinst user/group add commands are not idempotent

[Ryan Harper]

This command:

addgroup --system --quiet ntp

is idempotent on default precise systems, so it's not quite clear why it
fails on your system.  Maybe it's possible to do some debugging on
running that command.

ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/issue
Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS \n \l

ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ dpkg --list | grep ntp
ii  ntp                              1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.4        Network Time Protocol daemon and utility programs
ii  ntpdate                          1:4.2.6.p3+dfsg-1ubuntu3.4        client for setting system time from NTP servers
ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ grep ntp /etc/group
ntp:x:112:
ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ sudo addgroup --system --quiet ntp; echo $?
0

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  ntp postinst user/group add commands are not idempotent

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