Re: [Bug 104525] Re: default ntp.conf should use pool.ntp.org servers

Thanks for subscribing the Technical Board to this bug. Please add discussion of the default NTP Servers to the agenda for the next Technical Board meeting that you are able to attend, and we will discuss it with you there. Scott On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 2:21 AM, Xavier Robin <104...@bugs.launchp

Re: [Bug 104525] Re: default ntp.conf should use pool.ntp.org servers

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 01:30:14PM -, Anand Kumria wrote: > This means that I get dovecot (and other things) complaining about time > moving backwards (http://wiki.dovecot.org/TimeMovedBackwards) fairly > regularly. BTW, this is the reason why I have created NTP check script (see attachment).

Re: [Bug 104525] Re: default ntp.conf should use pool.ntp.org servers

Hew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If the fix is straightforward, you may submit it yourself. I did. Read the bug report. It is editing two lines in a file (or restoring the file with the two lines edited if it was removed in Intrepid). -- Perry E. Metzger[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- d

Re: [Bug 104525] Re: default ntp.conf should use pool.ntp.org servers

Hew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > You can read the status and importance guidelines at > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status and > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance . I'm aware of them. The designation you've made makes no sense. I think it is based on the fact that you don't understand the

Re: [Bug 104525] Re: default ntp.conf should use pool.ntp.org servers

Hew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make > Ubuntu better. I have tested using pool.ntp.org and it works well. This > should be technically easy to implement, if it's decided this feature is > worthwhile. > > ** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu)

Re: [Bug 104525] Re: default ntp.conf should use pool.ntp.org servers

Inkwina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > In any case the concern with anonymous servers is not dissimilar from that > wit anonymous mirrors. It is quite dissimilar, in that an anonymous mirror (where you didn't check the signatures) could take over your machine. There is no evidence an anonymous bad

Re: [Bug 104525] Re: default ntp.conf should use pool.ntp.org servers

While it is true that NTP servers that serve the wrong time are ejected from the pool, the default ntpd only resolved DNS at startup. In any case the concern with anonymous servers is not dissimilar from that wit anonymous mirrors. If you are willing to risk downloading ubuntu over, say, bittorren

Re: [Bug 104525] Re: default ntp.conf should use pool.ntp.org servers

Alexander Konovalenko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm concerned with the security implications of using a pool of unknown > time servers per default. Most other OSes out there do this or variations on it now, so it would hardly be an Ubuntu specific problem. There are only security problems fo

Re: [Bug 104525] Re: default ntp.conf should use pool.ntp.org servers

Sam Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > If this change was going to be made, the NTP pool operators must be > asked to create a vendor-specific pool for Ubuntu. Then ntp must be > configured to query {0,1,2,3}.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org. > > More information at