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[Bryce Harrington <513509@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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

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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.

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