time-admin help manual should mention NTP time slewing
Bug #513509 reported by
Bryce Harrington
This bug affects 2 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Ubuntu Server papercuts |
Invalid
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
Lucid |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: ntp
After installing and configuring ntp (and reading the time-admin help manual from the help button), I noticed the time didn't seem to change. I ended up just restarting the service and it updated appropriately.
I learned from other sources that this is because rather than change the time all at once, it does it bit by bit ("time slewing").
It would save some confusion to mention this time slewing behavior in the help documentation alongside the directions for configuring time synchronization.
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Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!