I can confirm this, and it can be a little irritating. Still the same in Edgy.
** Changed in: gnome-panel (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed ** Summary changed: - adjust date and time + Installing NTP support through `Adjust Date & Time' requires a restart of the tool -- Installing NTP support through `Adjust Date & Time' requires a restart of the tool https://launchpad.net/bugs/54379 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs