Rick Thomas wrote: > Do you use ntp? > > sudo aptitude install ntp
no, after i boot up i may not use a network connection for some time, but when i finally do connect then i use ntpdate manually. i've also removed or changed what i could find that was adjusting the clock (on boot or shutdown and/or systemd units). it was getting confusing to me until i did reset the /etc/adjtime file and then observed what was going on. it has never bothered me or been critical enough that i devoted a ton of time to this, but in the end, i hope to have a new computer soon (i keep saying this...) and perhaps the new one will be more consistent with time-keeping. just thought it was a odd-bit of funny computer behavior. :) songbird