date command

[j773303]

I'd like to use date to chage the remote server time. I know linux has the rdate command. Does HP-UX has the same command ?
But not NTP or remsh . Thanks.

[T G Manikandan · Accepted solution]

Try the rdate version for hpux here

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=716493758+1098329684020+28353475&threadId=53532

[j773303]

Hi,
Where I can get rdate command ? Thanks in advanced.

[Sยภเl Kย๓คг]

Look at this
http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=53532
regards
SK
sunilhcl@rediffmail.com

[T G Manikandan]

rdate for hpux is attached in the link provided above

[j773303]

I.ve got rdate from link. But it is just show the remote server time. Is it possible modify the remote server time. Thanks in advance.


Usage: rdate [-p]

[Muthukumar_5]

rdate command can be used to get remote server's date informations there. And also used to set current systems timinig with the result date returned from remote server.

rdate [-p] [-s] [host...]
-p Print the time returned by the remote machine.
-s Set the system time to the returned time.

If you want to change date informations of remote system then, try with remsh there. It is easy more there to do remote operations. IF you want to have secure one then try with ssh operation.

HTH.

[j773303]

# ./rdate -s tainw
rdate: Unknown host `-s'. (Connection timed out).

Looks like rdate don't have the -s option. Is my rdate version is too older? where can I download it. Thanks.

[Muthukumar_5]

I hope you are not having rdate with -s option there.

You can get rdate project details from,
http://freshmeat.net/projects/rdate/

You have to compile there. Just curious, why are you in-need of rdate -s option more. You can set the retrieved from remote machine to local machine with date command itself :)

rdate -p

will return date informations of host. Store in a variable do appropriate changes with date command.

HTH.