[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#461473: Bug#461473: /etc/init.d/ntp restart should fail if ntp daemon is not running

[Peter Eisentraut]

Rick Thomas wrote:
> 1) Wouldn't it be a good idea to include the "dynamic" option in the
> synthesized "server" lines inserted into ntp.conf.dhcp ?

I don't know.  Why would it?

> 2) There ought to be some way to keep a "server" line in ntp.conf
> from getting deleted.  E.g. for a stratum=0 time source.  I suggest
> the string "# sticky" appearing as a comment.

I think if you have a stratum 0 source, why would you want to use the DHCP 
provided sources at all?  Is there really a use case for mixing manually 
edited and DHCP-provided servers?  After all, you will only end up 
synchronizing to one source anyway.