topic Re: How to change system time properly in Operating System - Linux

How to change system time properly

Ezhilarasan — Thu, 06 Mar 2003 08:09:42 GMT

Hi,

We found that our HP-UX m/c time is 5
minutes faster than actual time.
How to change system time properly ?
Can we use date command or need to use sam.
Do we have to reboot m/c ?
Please give me steps and commands.

Thanks
R. Ezhil

Re: How to change system time properly

Balaji N — Thu, 06 Mar 2003 09:40:47 GMT

first this is the linux forum.

u can use the date command or sam to set it. check the man pages. and, a reboot is not required.

hth
-balaji

Re: How to change system time properly

Sergejs Svitnevs — Thu, 06 Mar 2003 10:58:52 GMT

man date.

Example:
Set the date to Mar 6, 13:16 p.m.

date 03061316.

No reboot after clock change.

Regards,
Sergejs

Re: How to change system time properly

Sergejs Svitnevs — Thu, 06 Mar 2003 10:59:01 GMT

man date.

Example:
Set the date to Mar 6, 13:16 p.m.

date 03061316
No reboot after clock change.

Regards,
Sergejs

Re: How to change system time properly

Paul Sperry — Thu, 06 Mar 2003 15:48:14 GMT

man date

or better yet if you have a time server edit
/etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons
export XNTPD=1

and

/etc/ntp.conf
server version 3 prefer

This will syncronize the time automatically.