I can confirm this on Ubuntu 6.10. The synchronisation did work after checking and unchecking the "Keep clock synchronized with internet servers", installing the suggested packages and clicking on "Synchronize now". It would be nice if the "Synchronize now" button worked out-of-the-box.
-- [time-admin] "Synchronize Now" work only when ntp-server is installed https://launchpad.net/bugs/62745 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs