[pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#562065: ntp server didn't support mssntp

[Matthieu Patou]

Subject: ntp server didn't support mssntp
Package: ntp
Version: 4.2.4p4+dfsg-8lenny3
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch


Current version of ntp  in debian do not support MS SNTP extension.

This extension is needed by Windows workstation in order to trust ntp 
source from AD server.
Lately the Samba project made great improvement in the next version of 
Samba: Samba4 which is supposed to be a real replacement to Microsoft 
Active Directory. In order to act completely as an Domain Controller the 
Samba4 server must be able to act as a ntp server with the MS SNTP 
extension.

Version 4.2.6 of ntp (released on 12/12/09)  now include patches for 
allowing this extension but must be complied specifically with the 
option --enable-ntp-signd to effectively  build this extension.

Building this extension do not mean that it wil be active by default, in 
fact it has to be opted in by adding the following directive to
ntp.conf:
restrict foobar mssntp

Where foobar is either default or a  network address.


-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.3
   APT prefers stable
   APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash