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SCENARIO

Fresh install of Ubuntu. Wrong time. Day later, still wrong time.

HOW TO FIX THE WRONG TIME ON UBUNTU

• -edit /etc/ntp.conf
• -comment out the "pool" servers.
• -comment out the fallback "pool" server.
• -add a new line.
• -type: server 192.168.1.1 (or local server/router/switch that can provide NTP services)
• -save
• -stop service: /etc/init.d/ntp stop
• -start service: /etc/init.d/ntp start
• -your finished!

This may happen for various reasons. For me, the high-end firewall was blocking outside NTP servers from talking on port 123.

NOTES: do not use/install ntpdate package, it is depreciated.