Updated ntp package fixes several bugs

Advisory:	RHBA-2004:057-01
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2004-04-21
Last updated on:	2004-04-21
Affected Products:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1) Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1) Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor
OVAL:	N/A

Details

An updated ntp package that fixes several bugs is now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) 2.1.

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize a computer's time
with another reference time source.

An updated ntp package fixes a number of bugs. In addition, the package
now includes additional man pages, and has removed the package's dependency
on PERL.

Users of NTP should upgrade to these updated packages.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
ntp-4.1.2-1.AS21.2.src.rpm	`508dcaba81ad5037259dda940755b2b3`

IA-32:
ntp-4.1.2-1.AS21.2.i386.rpm	`9722ffa0edf4b465d52b55436067d6ef`

IA-64:
ntp-4.1.2-1.AS21.2.ia64.rpm	`76512604ed8f1e700f2763c5f19d4d78`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
ntp-4.1.2-1.AS21.2.src.rpm	`508dcaba81ad5037259dda940755b2b3`

IA-32:
ntp-4.1.2-1.AS21.2.i386.rpm	`9722ffa0edf4b465d52b55436067d6ef`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS (v. 2.1)

SRPMS:
ntp-4.1.2-1.AS21.2.src.rpm	`508dcaba81ad5037259dda940755b2b3`

IA-32:
ntp-4.1.2-1.AS21.2.i386.rpm	`9722ffa0edf4b465d52b55436067d6ef`

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for the Itanium Processor

SRPMS:
ntp-4.1.2-1.AS21.2.src.rpm	`508dcaba81ad5037259dda940755b2b3`

IA-64:
ntp-4.1.2-1.AS21.2.ia64.rpm	`76512604ed8f1e700f2763c5f19d4d78`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

106025 - error log by interrupted select()
111295 - ntpd initscript checks for firewall rule that won't exist
113383 - ntp init script uses /usr/bin/awk instead of /bin/awk

Keywords

ntp

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