NTP: How to adjust the clock in ubuntu at the boot time?

[Eamonn Sullivan]

On 7/25/06, Ali Milis <almilis at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In Debian, both "ntp-server" and "ntpdate" are available in
> /etc/init.d/. Somehow, ubuntu deletes the "/etc/init.d/ntpdate"
> script ?!
>
> May I know how to adjust the clock in ubuntu at the boot time?
>
> Meanwhile -- until I know the proper way -- I am adding
> "ntpdate xxxx" into the "ntp-server start" script.
>

I'm not at my Ubuntu PC now (so I may get some of the steps wrong),
but if you right-click on the time on the top right corner and choose
"properties," there's an option in there to periodically check your
clock with an NTP server. You have a wide choice of servers.

-Eamonn