-s is set in /etc/network/if-up.d/ntpdate, isn't it? Not sure about 82774 too, AFAIK edgy doesn't use ntpdate-debian, just plain ntpdate.
** Changed in: ntp (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- ntpdate 1:4.2.2.p4+dfsg-1ubuntu2 has a flawed configuration file. https://launchpad.net/bugs/83604 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs