[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#374777: ntp-server: init scripts fails on upgrade and upgrade fails

[Olaf van der Spek]

Package: ntp-server
Version: 1:4.2.0a+stable-8.2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

Hi,

The new version seems to have an issue with the init script too, although the previous bugs have been closed.

$ sudo apt-get upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  ntp-server
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 0B/34.2kB of archives.
After unpacking 73.7kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? 
(Reading database ... 43116 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace ntp-server 1:4.2.0a+stable-8.2 (using .../ntp-server_1%3a4.2.0a+stable-9_i386.deb) ...
Stopping NTP server: ntpdinvoke-rc.d: initscript ntp-server, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: warning - old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
Stopping NTP server: ntpdinvoke-rc.d: initscript ntp-server, action "stop" failed.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/ntp-server_1%3a4.2.0a+stable-9_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/ntp-server_1%3a4.2.0a+stable-9_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'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)

Versions of packages ntp-server depends on:
ii  ntp                    1:4.2.0a+stable-9 Network Time Protocol: network uti
ii  ntp-simple             1:4.2.0a+stable-9 Network Time Protocol: daemon for 

ntp-server recommends no packages.

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