I just saw the same problem. I'm on a static IP on the local network and thus ntpdate never runs.
Via the desktop config I had to force it to run by changing from automatic to manual setting. Checking syslog this was the first time it had run in at least 7 days and my clock was 19 seconds out. # zgrep ntp /var/log/syslog* /var/log/syslog:Mar 13 18:01:34 gold ntpdate[9450]: step time server 91.189.94.4 offset -19.442177 sec # Perhaps a backup cron task could be added to run ntpdate daily for people with stable networks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to ntp in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178933 Title: Time drifting when set to update Automatically from Internet To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ntp/+bug/1178933/+subscriptions -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs
