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Bug 358625 - "Synchronize Now" work only when ntp-server is installed
"Synchronize Now" work only when ntp-server is installed
Status: RESOLVED NOTGNOME
Product: gnome-system-tools
Classification: Deprecated
Component: time-admin
2.15.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Carlos Garnacho
Carlos Garnacho
: 383732 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-09-30 22:16 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified: 2007-12-26 02:22 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.15/2.16


Description Sebastien Bacher 2006-09-30 22:16:15 UTC 
That bug has been described on https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gnome-system-tools/+bug/62745

"By default on fresh edgy uptodate install with g-s-t 2.15.4-0ubuntu3 when you go to "Adjust Date & time" on time applet. Clicking on "Synchronize Now" do nothing.
If you select "Keep clock synchronized with internet servers", ubuntu install required packages, after that you can deselect "Keep clock synchronized with internet servers" and cliking now on "Synchronize Now" button works !

So :
1/ "Synchronize Now" have to be grayed if packages required are not installed
or
2/ Clicking on "Synchronize Now" must install packages required if they are not already installed
or
3/ Packages required have to be installed by default

I think that 2/ is the better way to solve that. 3/ is the easy way.

Step to reproduce :
install edgy
right click on time applet
select "Adjust Date&Time"
change your Time
click on "Synchronize Now" -> nothing append"
Comment 1 CedricMC 2006-11-29 14:23:20 UTC 
That's true also for Xubuntu 6.10. But I disagree with the original suggestions, time-admin must be able to synchronize with ntp servers without need of server being installed, like using "ntpdate ntp.server.com".
Comment 2 Sebastien Bacher 2007-01-16 15:01:43 UTC 
*** Bug 383732 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 3 vetsel.patrice 2007-06-11 12:21:22 UTC 
Ubuntu Gutsy 2.18.1-1ubuntu1 affected by this bug
Comment 4 Carlos Garnacho 2007-12-26 02:22:05 UTC 
It's ubuntu's patches to g-s-t which install packages, not upstream, so the problem looks like it's theirs. Also, the "Synchronize now" button has always used ntpdate, so please file a new bug if ntpdate usage in g-s-t isn't correct