[sle-beta] beta5: Cannot adjust 'NTP' service when NTP was enabled in installer

[Joe Doupnik]

     There is also the step of going into systemd services and enabling 
service NTP, at least in my experiments.
     In the overall time keeping mix are two client-style competitors. 
It seems to me, as some say, the wise choice would be use regular NTP 
itself which can be both client and server, under our control. This also 
avoids the mistake of force jumping clocks which are out of 
synchronization, an act which can clobber cron jobs and other time 
sensitive things. The initial setting of the local machine's time is 
properly done by adding tag "iburst" to a server line within 
/etc/ntp.conf. such as  server uk.pool.ntp.org iburst.  That causes 
rapid slewing, rather than the normal more gradual one and has no jumps.
     Nuances about choosing a time source amongst competitors is another 
soft spot best left to the seasoned solutions of NTP proper. That puzzle 
has been worked out over many years through much experience with the 
protocol. Another thing to do in most cases is turn off using the local 
clock as a time source competitor (meaning comment out the lines in 
/etc/ntp.conf saying   server 127.127.1.0   and   fudge 127.127.1.0 
stratum 10).
     Thanks,
     Joe D.

On 28/01/2018 00:31, Bernd wrote:
> Hello,
>
> If I install beta5 with no registration/packages and select under 
> settings to get the time from the NTP pool the screen with the 
> timezone map shows me the right (updated) time.
>
> But if I proceed with the installation the "Performing Installation" 
> screen (Step: "Save Installation Settings" -> "Writing NTP 
> Configuration...") shows a popup "Cannot adjust 'NTP' service.". This 
> popup does not happen when I do not enable NTP. When clicking OK the 
> installation proceeds.
>
> Gruss
> Bernd
>
> PS: in the timezone selection the "hardware clock in UTC" does not 
> adjust the currently displayed time. It is a bit frustrating when you 
> select a timezone and the displayed current time is off by an hour. 
> Because you have to switch on the UTC mode and then go to manual 
> settings and correct the time (or turn on NTP as I did). I think 
> former versions of SLES has that "feature" as well.
>
>
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