Bug#474639: "warning: `ntpd' uses 32-bit capabilities (legacy support in use)"

[Sami Liedes]

Package: ntp
Version: 1:4.2.4p4+dfsg-3
Severity: normal

At ntpd startup at least on kernel 2.6.25-rc8 I get the following
warning in dmesg:

warning: `ntpd' uses 32-bit capabilities (legacy support in use)

Sami

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.25-rc8 (SMP w/4 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=fi_FI@euro (charmap=ISO-8859-15)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages ntp depends on:
ii adduser 3.107 add and remove users and groups
ii libc6 2.7-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii libcap1 1:1.10-14 support for getting/setting POSIX.
ii libreadline5 5.2-3 GNU readline and history libraries
ii libssl0.9.8 0.9.8g-8 SSL shared libraries
ii lsb-base 3.2-6 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii netbase 4.32 Basic TCP/IP networking system

Versions of packages ntp recommends:
ii perl 5.8.8-12 Larry Wall's Practical Extraction

-- no debconf information

[Kurt Roeckx]

On Sun, Apr 06, 2008 at 11:43:34PM +0300, Sami Liedes wrote:
> Package: ntp
> Version: 1:4.2.4p4+dfsg-3
> Severity: normal
>
> At ntpd startup at least on kernel 2.6.25-rc8 I get the following
> warning in dmesg:
>
> warning: `ntpd' uses 32-bit capabilities (legacy support in use)

This is a problem in libpcap, not in ntpd. It's also a harmless
warning.

Kurt

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