KDE: NTP Configuration

Question

Hi,
I've got NTP configured according to wiki.
My /etc/ntp.conf:
# With the default settings below, ntpd will only synchronize your clock.
# For details, see:
# - the ntp.conf man page
# - http://support.ntp.org/bin/view/Support/GettingStarted
# - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … col_daemon
# Associate to public NTP pool servers; see http://www.pool.ntp.org/
server 0.europe.pool.ntp.org
server 1.europe.pool.ntp.org
server 2.europe.pool.ntp.org
server 3.europe.pool.ntp.org
# Only allow read-only access from localhost
restrict default noquery nopeer
restrict 127.0.0.1
restrict ::1
# Location of drift and log files
driftfile /var/lib/ntp/ntp.drift
logfile /var/log/ntp.log
# NOTE: If you run dhcpcd and have lines like 'restrict' and 'fudge' appearing
# here, be sure to add '-Y -N' to the dhcpcd_ethX variables in /etc/conf.d/net
It apparently works:
$ ntpq -np
     remote           refid      st t when poll reach   delay   offset  jitter
==============================================================================
5.9.85.232      195.58.160.5     3 u   46   64    1   47.672   -1.318   0.000
213.186.55.204  192.93.2.20      2 u   47   64    1   41.993   -0.320   0.000
194.177.210.54  .GPS.            1 u   48   64    1   98.900    0.403   0.000
62.116.130.3    192.53.103.108   2 u   48   64    1   50.181    8.957   0.000
$ date
Thu Oct 25 11:36:24 MSK 2012
$
I can't convince KDE Configure Date and Time Settings to take the setting, though. Before I started the NTP service the Set date and time automatically checkbox used to be grayed out, which makes sense. It recognizes my time zone (Europe/Moscow (MMT)), but I can't apply the settings:
Unable to connect to time server: europe.pool.ntp.org
Where is the catch? KDE taskbar clock keeps on showing, say, 07:36 AM UTC; even the Adjust Date and Time... dialog itself shows the right time!
Last edited by Llama (2012-10-25 07:58:43)

Answer 1

Which version of KDE are you running? I have got ntpd up and running und I do not have any problems with kde time settings. In fact, iirc, I had to fire up ntpd to make it work (but I'm not sure, has been some time). Greying out can also mean that there some rights issues... have you tried running systemsettings with sudo?
Oh btw: if time and date shows the correct time, but clock doesn't, it's often because the clock isn't updated instantaneously. Wait a bit or remove and add the clock again