[Bug 1278359] [NEW] ntpdate call frequency

[itzeme]

Public bug reported:

Currently ntpdate is started every time the network interface changes to up.
On systems that have a hardware clock this is not nessesary, causeing unnessesary traffic and load on ntp servers.

If easily possible ntpdate shold rather be called daily or weekly via
cron, if there is a hardware clock present.

(affects all Ubuntu versions)

** Affects: ntp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Currently ntpdate is started every time the network interface changes to up.
- On systems that have a hardware clock this is not nessesary, causeing unnessesary traffic and load on ntp servers. 
+ On systems that have a hardware clock this is not nessesary, causeing unnessesary traffic and load on ntp servers.
  
  If easily possible ntpdate shold rather be called daily or weekly via
  cron, if there is a hardware clock present.
  
- 
- (Valid on all Ubuntu versions and ntpdate versions)
+ (Valid on all Ubuntu versions)

** Description changed:

  Currently ntpdate is started every time the network interface changes to up.
  On systems that have a hardware clock this is not nessesary, causeing unnessesary traffic and load on ntp servers.
  
  If easily possible ntpdate shold rather be called daily or weekly via
  cron, if there is a hardware clock present.
  
- (Valid on all Ubuntu versions)
+ (affects all Ubuntu versions)

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  ntpdate call frequency

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