I do think the docs should be fixed for the upcoming Precise LTS. Thanks for the invitation to produce a patch for this, but I have only a fuzzy working knowledge of how time slewing is being implemented.
** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: gnome-system-tools (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-system-tools in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/513509 Title: time-admin help manual should mention NTP time slewing Status in Ubuntu Server papercuts: Invalid Status in “gnome-system-tools” package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in “gnome-system-tools” source package in Lucid: Won't Fix 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/server-papercuts/+bug/513509/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp