0) Check the current time: http://www.google.com/search?q=time+detroit+mi
1) Click System > Administration > Time and Date
2) Click Unlock and enter my password
3) Time zone: America/New_York
4) Configuration: Keep synchronized ...
5) Select Servers: check wuarchive.wustl.edu
6) Click Close
End result: no error and no change to time.
Try two - manual:
1) Click System > Administration > Time and Date
2) Click Unlock and enter my password
3) Time zone: America/New_York
4) Configuration: Manual
5) Click Synchronize Now (the swirly icon to the right of the time)
End result: no error and no change to time.
Try three - the command line:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/ntp stop ; sudo ntpdate wuarchive.wustl.edu ; sudo
/etc/init.d/ntp start
* Stopping NTP server ntpd [ OK ]
23 Aug 13:55:16 ntpdate[10661]: no server suitable for synchronization found
* Starting NTP server ntpd [ OK ]
Now it is apparent that wuarchive.wustl.edu is not suitable. Change to a different server:
1) Click System > Administration > Time and Date
2) Click Unlock and enter my password
3) Time zone: America/New_York
4) Configuration: Keep synchronized ...
5) Select Servers: check clock.psu.edu
6) Click Close
Time is synchronized almost immediately. I now have the right time.
I am having the same issue with Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.
Here's what I did:
0) Check the current time: http:// www.google. com/search? q=time+ detroit+ mi
1) Click System > Administration > Time and Date
2) Click Unlock and enter my password
3) Time zone: America/New_York
4) Configuration: Keep synchronized ...
5) Select Servers: check wuarchive.wustl.edu
6) Click Close
End result: no error and no change to time.
Try two - manual:
1) Click System > Administration > Time and Date
2) Click Unlock and enter my password
3) Time zone: America/New_York
4) Configuration: Manual
5) Click Synchronize Now (the swirly icon to the right of the time)
End result: no error and no change to time.
Try three - the command line:
$ sudo /etc/init.d/ntp stop ; sudo ntpdate wuarchive.wustl.edu ; sudo
/etc/init.d/ntp start
* Stopping NTP server ntpd [ OK ]
23 Aug 13:55:16 ntpdate[10661]: no server suitable for synchronization found
* Starting NTP server ntpd [ OK ]
Now it is apparent that wuarchive.wustl.edu is not suitable. Change to a different server:
1) Click System > Administration > Time and Date
2) Click Unlock and enter my password
3) Time zone: America/New_York
4) Configuration: Keep synchronized ...
5) Select Servers: check clock.psu.edu
6) Click Close
Time is synchronized almost immediately. I now have the right time.