[Dapper FL5] Clock applet doesn't syncrhonise with NTP
Bug #37230 reported by
Vassilis Pandis
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Medium
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
I am running Dapper Drake FL5 ('Clock' 2.14.0 ) and I installed all updates in the morning. My clock was totally off for some reason so I thought "why not syncrhonise with NTP?", and I clicked "synchronise now" under "adjust date & time". Nothing happened (yes, I was online). If I click "synchronise periodically" I get an error messages that "NTP support is not installed" .
1. Shouldn't I be getting this error message in the "synchronise now" button too instead of guessing what might be wrong?
2. Synaptic shows I have 'ntpdate' installed, which according to its description, is capable of synchronising my machine. Why do I also need 'ntp' ?
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1. Perhaps the error message could be rewritten to be clearer - ntpdate does an "instant update", and that is installed - what your system is missing is a program with runs continuously (ntp-server).
2. You don't also need ntp, if you're happy with the date being just slightly incorrect occasionally.
As regards the "Synchronise now" button not working, the bug is in time-admin, it appears to try to run
/etc/init.d/ntpdate restart
However, this file no longer exists - the command to run should be if-up.d/ ntpdate
/etc/network/
The file was moved in ntpdate version 1:4.2.0a+ stable- 8.1ubuntu2