package ntp Jammy 1:4.2.8p15+dfsg-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed ntp package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ntp (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Undecided
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Bug Description
ntp postinstall attempts to perform a MD5 sum, which is a no-no with FIPS.
I have not encountered this bug on previous LTS versions of Ubuntu with FIPS.
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS
Release: 22.04
ntp:
Installed: 1:4.2.8p15+
Candidate: 1:4.2.8p15+
Version table:
*** 1:4.2.8p15+
500 file:/home...
100 /var/libdpkg/status
[Actions performed]
I attempted to install ntp onto jammy 22.04.4 LTS with FIPS.
$ sudo pro attach key-goes-here
$ sudo pro enable fips-updates
$ reboot
--after reboot--
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install ntp
[What you expected to happen]
ntp tool installs prior to personal configuration, does not report anything in red
[What happened instead]
Job for ntp.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
[...]
Feb 21 15:53:32 user ntpd[35638]: MD5 init failed
Feb 21 15:53:32 user ntpd[35632]: daemon child exited with code 1
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ProblemType: Bug
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu82.3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckR
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.04
InstallationDate: Installed on 2024-02-25 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64+intel-iot (20230316.2)
NtpStatus: ntpq: read: Connection refused
Package: ntp 1:4.2.8p15+
PackageArchitec
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSign
Tags: wayland-session jammy third-party-
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-97-fips x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo
_MarkForUpload: True
apport information