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

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From: DO NOT SPAM ME
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 20:34

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See this page on everything you need to know about ntp.
http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp/

The after you get sync, you can use this to sync the hardware clock.
/sbin/hwclock --systohc

in article clydecjones-5B37B0.00334924092001@news.qis.net, spambuster at
clydecjones@spamcop.net wrote on 9/24/2001 12:33 AM:

> 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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