Re: Setting The System Clock [Linux]

From: Alan Connor (zzzzzz_at_xxx.yyy)
Date: 10/26/03


Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 10:29:05 GMT

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 10:45:41 +0100, Michael Heiming <michael+USENET@www.heiming.de> wrote:
>
>
> Alan Connor <zzzzzz@xxx.yyy> wrote:
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>> As root:
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>> date --set='-1 hours'
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> Not needed if you use ntp to sync your system clock.
>
> In addition, don't forget to sync the BIOS clock:
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> man hwclock
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> ;)
>
> --
> Michael Heiming
>
> Remove +SIGNS and www. if you expect an answer, sorry for
> inconvenience, but I get tons of SPAM

I didn't have to do that last time, Michael.....

But here's what man hwclock led me to after rebooting revealed the
date on my system to be back where it was:

as root

hwclock --set --date='-1 hours'

We'll see...when next I reboot.

Thanks

-- 
Alan C
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