#1072978 rdate: please implement ifup script

Package:
rdate
Source:
rdate
Description:
sets the system's date from a remote host with network time protocol
Submitter:
Martin-Éric Racine
Date:
2026-02-05 13:25:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1072978#5
Date:
2024-06-11 08:43:23 UTC
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The Hurd port still depends on the deprecated reference 'ntpdate' to sync clocks at bootup. That reference NTP implementation was replaced by ntpsec in Debian a long time ago.

The only NTP client that still builds for Hurd is rdate. What is missing is an ifup script to issue the following command whenever the network is up:

rdate -n debian.pool.ntp.org

You may want to use an /etc/default/rdate to source the command options and the server.

You may check <https://ftp.debian.org/debian-ports/pool-hurd-i386/main/n/ntp/ntp_4.2.8p15+dfsg-2~1.2.2+dfsg1-2+hurd.1.dsc> for ideas on how to implement this.

Once rdate has implemented such an ifup script, the Hurd port will finally be able to retire its obsolete fork of ntpdate.

Thanks!
Martin-Éric
#1072978#10
Date:
2026-01-10 10:10:41 UTC
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#1072978#15
Date:
2026-02-05 12:01:08 UTC
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I tried branching Salsa Git and pushing an MR, but that apparently
fails because this mere DM is not in group debian. Here are patches
instead.

Martin-Éric