[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#381581: ntp: install failed

[Taku YASUI]

Package: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.2+dfsg-1
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

ntp install failed; it says as follows:

# apt-get install --reinstall ntp
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 reinstalled, 0 to remove and 1 not
upgraded.
Need to get 0B/321kB of archives.
After unpacking 0B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
Reading package fields... Done
Reading package status... Done
Retrieving bug reports... Done    
(Reading database ... 95801 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ntp 1:4.2.2+dfsg-1 (using
.../ntp/ntp_4.2.2+dfsg-1_i386.deb) ...
useradd: invalid numeric argument 'ntp'
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/ntp -g ntp -s /bin/false -u 117
ntp' returned error code 3. Exiting.
chown: `ntp:ntp': invalid user
/etc/init.d/ntp: user ntp does not exist
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
useradd: invalid numeric argument 'ntp'
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/ntp -g ntp -s /bin/false -u 117
ntp' returned error code 3. Exiting.
chown: `ntp:ntp': invalid user
/etc/init.d/ntp: user ntp does not exist
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing
/store/public/file/0/debian/pool/main/n/ntp/ntp_4.2.2+dfsg-1_i386.deb
(--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
useradd: invalid numeric argument 'ntp'
adduser: `/usr/sbin/useradd -d /home/ntp -g ntp -s /bin/false -u 117
ntp' returned error code 3. Exiting.
chown: `ntp:ntp': invalid user
/etc/init.d/ntp: user ntp does not exist
invoke-rc.d: initscript ntp, action "start" failed.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /store/public/file/0/debian/pool/main/n/ntp/ntp_4.2.2+dfsg-1_i386.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.17.6
Locale: LANG=ja_JP.eucJP, LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.eucJP (charmap=EUC-JP)

Versions of packages ntp depends on:
ii  adduser                       3.96       Add and remove users and groups
ii  libc6                         2.3.6-18   GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcap1                       1:1.10-14  support for getting/setting POSIX.
ii  libreadline5                  5.1-7      GNU readline and history libraries
ii  libssl0.9.8                   0.9.8b-2   SSL shared libraries
ii  lsb-base                      3.1-10     Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip
ii  netbase                       4.25       Basic TCP/IP networking system
ii  perl-modules                  5.8.8-6    Core Perl modules
ii  psmisc                        22.2-1     Utilities that use the proc filesy

ntp recommends no packages.

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