$ sudo ntpdate ntp.ubuntu.com
4 Mar 12:27:35 ntpdate[1258]: no server suitable for synchronization found
$ sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org
4 Mar 12:27:50 ntpdate[1267]: no server suitable for synchronization found
$ sudo ntpdate de.pool.ntp.org
4 Mar 12:28:01 ntpdate[1273]: no server suitable for synchronization found
$ sudo ntpdate us.pool.ntp.org
4 Mar 12:28:12 ntpdate[1276]: no server suitable for synchronization found

$ sudo nmap -p123 -sU -P0 localhost
...
PORT    STATE  SERVICE
123/udp closed ntp
...
$ sudo ufw allow 123/udp
Rules updated
Rules updated (v6)
$ sudo nmap -p123 -sU -P0 localhost
...
PORT    STATE SERVICE
123/udp open  ntp
...

$ sudo ntpdate ntp.ubuntu.com
4 Mar 13:06:16 ntpdate[4361]: no server suitable for synchronization found

$ sudo ntpdate -u ntp.ubuntu.com
4 Mar 13:06:28 ntpdate[4427]: no server suitable for synchronization found

$ sudo ntpdate -dv ntp.ubuntu.com
 4 Mar 13:12:24 ntpdate[4523]: ntpdate 4.2.6p5@1.2349-o Wed Oct  9 19:08:07 UTC 2013 (1)
Looking for host ntp.ubuntu.com and service ntp
host found : golem.canonical.com
transmit(91.189.89.199)
transmit(91.189.94.4)
transmit(91.189.89.199)
transmit(91.189.94.4)
transmit(91.189.89.199)
transmit(91.189.94.4)
transmit(91.189.89.199)
transmit(91.189.94.4)
transmit(91.189.89.199)
transmit(91.189.94.4)
91.189.89.199: Server dropped: no data
91.189.94.4: Server dropped: no data
server 91.189.89.199, port 123
stratum 0, precision 0, leap 00, trust 000
refid [91.189.89.199], delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000
transmitted 4, in filter 4
reference time:    00000000.00000000  Mon, Jan  1 1900  1:00:00.000
originate timestamp: 00000000.00000000  Mon, Jan  1 1900  1:00:00.000
transmit timestamp:  d6c041ae.e6166441  Tue, Mar  4 2014 13:12:30.898
filter delay:  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
         0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
filter offset: 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
         0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000
offset 0.000000

server 91.189.94.4, port 123
stratum 0, precision 0, leap 00, trust 000
refid [91.189.94.4], delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000
transmitted 4, in filter 4
reference time:    00000000.00000000  Mon, Jan  1 1900  1:00:00.000
originate timestamp: 00000000.00000000  Mon, Jan  1 1900  1:00:00.000
transmit timestamp:  d6c041af.1948fc50  Tue, Mar  4 2014 13:12:31.098
filter delay:  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
         0.00000  0.00000  0.00000  0.00000
filter offset: 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
         0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000
delay 0.00000, dispersion 64.00000
offset 0.000000

 4 Mar 13:12:33 ntpdate[4523]: no server suitable for synchronization found

$ timedatectl status
      Local time: Wed 2014-03-05 13:11:54 CET
  Universal time: Wed 2014-03-05 12:11:54 UTC
        Timezone: Europe/Berlin (CET, +0100)
     NTP enabled: yes
NTP synchronized: yes
 RTC in local TZ: no
      DST active: no
 Last DST change: DST ended at
                  Sun 2013-10-27 02:59:59 CEST
                  Sun 2013-10-27 02:00:00 CET
 Next DST change: DST begins (the clock jumps one hour forward) at
                  Sun 2014-03-30 01:59:59 CET
                  Sun 2014-03-30 03:00:00 CEST

$ sudo hwclock --show
Wed 05 Mar 2014 01:11:56 PM CET  -0.625627 seconds

transmit(91.189.94.4)
transmit(91.189.89.199)
transmit(91.189.94.4)
transmit(91.189.89.199)

sudo nano /etc/ntp.conf

server pool.ntp.org

server 0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org
server 1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org
server 2.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org
server 3.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org

/etc/init.d/ntpd start

sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org

sudo ntpdate 0.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org

sudo ntpdate <one of the servername in /etc/ntp.conf>

ntpdate -u pool.ntp.org

$ sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org
$ sudo service ntp stop
$ sudo ntpdate pool.ntp.org
$ sudo service ntp start