Bug 345340

Summary:	setting up ntp using yast2 is confusing
Product:	[openSUSE] openSUSE 10.3	Reporter:	kenneth zadeck <zadeck>
Component:	YaST2	Assignee:	Katarina Machalkova <kmachalkova>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:	Jiri Srain <jsrain>
Severity:	Enhancement
Priority:	P5 - None
Version:	Final
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Hardware:	Other
OS:	Other
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Description kenneth zadeck 2007-11-30 19:57:24 UTC

yast2->network services->ntp configuration provides a panel to set up an ntp server.  However nowhere on this panel does it say that doing this will be not be effective unless you go to "yast2->system->time and data->change" and click the "synchronize with ntp server" bit there.  

This is not obvious or user friendly.

Comment 1 Katarina Machalkova 2007-12-04 08:36:13 UTC

You have probably set 'Automatically start NTP daemon' to 'Never'. Thus, after saving configuration (clicking 'Finish') nothing happens as you have chosen not to start NTP service. 

I may however change the text on radio button box to something more intuitive (and consistent with other server modules) e.g.

"Start NTP service"
(x) Only manually
( ) Now and on boot

Comment 2 kenneth zadeck 2007-12-04 13:25:22 UTC

I do not think that i did this, but what you are describing is certainly an improvement.  

I have a fresh machine to install today or tomorrow, so i will watch what i do more closely.

thanks

kenny

Comment 3 Katarina Machalkova 2008-02-19 17:01:43 UTC

Fixed in yast2-ntp-client 2.16.4 (.bat)