Re: how do I set the time on my PC?

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From: spambuster
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 04:33

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In article <3BAE8EA8.B9D37BCA@alumni.umass.edu>, 
damonriley@alumni.umass.edu wrote:

| Hi.  I would guess this is a simple operation, yet I am unable to find
| the right question or command.
| I have looked unsuccessfully in 3 different books.  I hope someone here
| will come to my aid again.
| 
| 'clock' and 'time' are both for measuring time.  I don't want to do
| that, I just want my desktop clock
| to display the correct time.  Right now it's about 7 minutes slow.
| 
| I'm using RHL 7.1.
| 
| Thanks!
| 
| --Damon
| 

try xntp for syncing your clock to a time server,
for just manually setting the clock 
do man date or use the controlpanel

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