Public bug reported:
*Release*: 24.04 LTS
*Package ver.*: 1.2.2+dfsg1-4build2
according to the manpage ntpdig(1)
>The default is to write the estimated correct local date and time (i.e. not
>UTC) to the standard >output in a format like:
>
> 2015-10-14 13:46:04.534916 (+0500) -0.000007 +/- 0.084075 localhost
> 127.0.0.1 s2 no-leap
>
> where the (+0500) means that to get to UTC from the reported local time
> one must add 5 hours and 0 minutes, the -0.000007 indicates the local clock
> is 0.000007 seconds ahead of
> correct time (so 0.000007 seconds must be subtracted from the local
> clock to get it to be correct). Note that the number of decimals printed for
> this value will change based on
> the reported precision of the server. +/- 0.084075 is the reported
> synchronization distance (in seconds), which represents the maximum error due
> to all causes. If the server
> does not report valid data needed to calculate the synchronization
> distance, this will be reported as +/- ?.
but running ntpdig in my timezone against ntp.ubuntu.com returns:
2026-03-30 08:23:56.571192 (-0500) +1.378564 +/- 0.051968 ntp.ubuntu.com
185.125.190.58 s2 no-leap
I am in UTC-5, so I would need to add five hours to get UTC, not subtract.
I would expect either the documentation to be in error, or the sign on
the offset to be misplaced.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 24.04
Package: ntpsec-ntpdig 1.2.2+dfsg1-4build2
Uname: Linux 6.6.87.2-microsoft-standard-WSL2 x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.28.1-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: unknown
Date: Mon Mar 30 08:08:21 2026
ProcEnviron:
LANG=C.UTF-8
PATH=(custom, no user)
SHELL=/usr/bin/zsh
TERM=tmux-256color
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
SourcePackage: ntpsec
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: ntpsec (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug noble
** Patch added: "Possible fix to manpage"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/2146798/+attachment/5956902/+files/ntpdig-body.adoc.patch
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offset field seems to be opposite to what documentation says
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