Bug#402376: [pkg-ntp-maintainers] Bug#402376: ntpdate: The "-u" option should be default in /etc/default/ntpdate

[Peter Eisentraut]

Teemu Likonen wrote:
> The current default is to not use the option "-u". ntpdate does not
> get time if privileged ports are used:
>
>   # /usr/sbin/ntpdate-debian
>   10 Dec 00:22:18 ntpdate[3526]: the NTP socket is in use, exiting

But that is intentional.  If you have ntpd running, ntpdate shouldn't 
interfere.