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Package: ntpsec
Version: 1.2.3+dfsg1-1
Severity: normal

Dear Maintainer,

the ntpd reports the following error when starting:
statistics directory /var/log/ntpsec/ does not exist or is unwriteable, error No such file or directory

While the service seems to be able to start, this directory is never
created and logs / statistics are not written.

Attached is a patch that creates this directory. Note, that we need to
use tmpfiles.d as this directory is on /var.

Best regards,
Felix Moessbauer
Siemens AG

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 12.5
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.5.0-0.deb12.4-amd64 (SMP w/8 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages ntpsec depends on:
ii adduser 3.134
ii init-system-helpers 1.65.2
ii libbsd0 0.11.7-2
ii libc6 2.36-9+deb12u4
ii libcap2 1:2.66-4
ii libssl3 3.0.11-1~deb12u2
ii netbase 6.4
ii python3 3.11.2-1+b1
pn python3-ntp <none>
ii sysvinit-utils [lsb-base] 3.06-4
ii tzdata 2024a-0+deb12u1

Versions of packages ntpsec recommends:
ii cron [cron-daemon] 3.0pl1-162
ii systemd 252.22-1~deb12u1

Versions of packages ntpsec suggests:
ii apparmor 3.0.8-3
pn certbot <none>
pn ntpsec-doc <none>
pn ntpsec-ntpviz <none>

From f1b9ac43a726f2e99addb616964ec9ef6e3c3341 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Felix Moessbauer <felix.moessbauer@siemens.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:07:51 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] fix(debian): create ntpsec logdir on var

ntpd writes logs and statistics to this directory, but does not create
it. As this dir is on /var, we use tmpdirs.d to create it if not
existing.

Signed-off-by: Felix Moessbauer <felix.moessbauer@siemens.com>
---
debian/ntpsec.tmpfiles | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
create mode 100644 debian/ntpsec.tmpfiles

diff --git a/debian/ntpsec.tmpfiles b/debian/ntpsec.tmpfiles
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a8fab6e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/ntpsec.tmpfiles
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+d /var/log/ntpsec 0700 ntpsec ntpsec -
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2.39.2

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(Replying via mobile, so non-Debian address.)

It should be reasonably possible to convert this to .d style. I will have to dig into this to fully consider all the implications, especially around handling upgrades. I think part of the issue here is that ntpd logs there by default. That is, you don’
t turn on logging. I’m not sure if there is a way to turn off logging. But I have to check.

I want to maintain the same posture we have now:

- No logs by default. Most people don’t use them, so this is pointless I/O.
- People can enable logs reasonably easily.
- Installing ntpviz automatically enables logs.

For upgrades, I can use the presence or absence of the directory for most of the handling. I do need to think through what happens / what to do if someone has customized any of the other log settings.

--
Richard

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