[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#384857: ntp: transition packages needed; ntp-simple removes ntp user on purge

[Julien BLACHE]

Package: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.2+dfsg.2-1
Severity: important

Hi,

Transition packages are needed in the ntp-* -> ntp transition, as ntp-simple
(at least, ntp-refclock probably does the same) removes the ntp user in
its postrm script.

So, purging ntp-simple once the new ntp package is installed leads to ntp
being unable to restart because the username specified doesn't exist, and
other funny things.

Thanks,

JB.

-- 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 2.6.16
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages ntp depends on:
ii  adduser                      3.97        Add and remove users and groups
ii  libc6                        2.3.6.ds1-4 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                     3.1-15      Linux Standard Base 3.1 init scrip
ii  netbase                      4.26        Basic TCP/IP networking system
ii  perl-modules                 5.8.8-6.1   Core Perl modules
ii  psmisc                       22.3-1      Utilities that use the proc filesy

ntp recommends no packages.

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