On Wednesday 19 November 2003 21:40, Bret Hughes wrote: > > Mike what happens if you use rpm to do the update to the fedora > package? If you already said it worked sorry if I missed it. I am > having trouble with believeing that it is up2date that is causing the > problem rather than rpm itself or a mis packaged rpm in some manner. > > If it is up2date I have even less confidence in it. > > Bret > Well, let's see.... ========== NOT Changing ntp.conf ======= 22:24:24 # ll /etc/ntp* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2875 Nov 17 22:20 /etc/ntp.conf.bak 22:24:40 # rpm -ivh ntp-4.1.2-0.rc1.2.i386.rpm Preparing... ################## [100%] 1:ntp ################## [100%] 22:24:56 # rpm -Uvh ntp-4.1.2-5.i386.rpm Preparing... ################## [100%] 1:ntp ################## [100%] 22:25:29 # rpm -qa | grep ntp- ntp-4.1.2-5 ================================== ========= Changing ntp.conf ======== 22:15:16 # ll /etc/ntp* -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2875 Nov 17 22:20 /etc/ntp.conf.bak (Nothing up my sleeve ...) 22:15:23 # rpm -qa | grep ntp- (Nothing up my other sleeve ....) 22:15:55 # rpm -ivh ntp-4.1.2-0.rc1.2.i386.rpm Preparing... ################ [100%] 1:ntp ################ [100%] (Install RH9 rpm for NTP) 22:17:08 # vi /etc/ntp.conf (edit the RH9 ntp.conf to reflect correct server) 22:17:28 # rpm -Uvh ntp-4.1.2-5.i386.rpm Preparing... #################### [100%] 1:ntp warning: /etc/ntp.conf created as /etc/ntp.conf.rpmnew ###################### [100%] error: %post(ntp-4.1.2-5) scriptlet failed, exit status 1 22:17:52 # rpm -qa | grep ntp- ntp-4.1.2-0.rc1.2 ntp-4.1.2-5 =================================== Ay! The RPM, I think she's broke cap'n! Regards, Mike Klinke