@E

YaST also *still* rewrites every single config file it controls every time you use it to touch *anything*. So if you use YaST to look after your X config, don't go making manual changes to how NTP is set up.

I can't believe it's still that dim after all these years...

Ubuntu doesn't really make it a pain in the neck to get a root shell. 'sudo su' is all it takes, I believe.