Recommended update for ntp

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ntp
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:1634-1
Rating: low
References: #758253 #771480
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

  • An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This collective update for the Network Time Protocol daemon
    (ntp) provides fixes for the following reports:

    * 758253: ntp fails if a host has more than 1024 IP
    addresses
    * 771480: sntp not able to sync against Windows ntp
    server.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-ntp-7085
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-ntp-7085
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-ntp-7085

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • ntp-4.2.4p8-1.20.1
    • ntp-doc-4.2.4p8-1.20.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • ntp-4.2.4p8-1.20.1
    • ntp-doc-4.2.4p8-1.20.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • ntp-4.2.4p8-1.20.1
    • ntp-doc-4.2.4p8-1.20.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/758253
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/771480
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=ee8adeb4e7bd05be855e87aaa048872d