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Article #271Re: how do I set the time on my PC?
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Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 23:26
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 23:26
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Geof Goodrum <ggoodrumnospam@bigfoot.com> wrote: >>date --set 07:45 > Using 'date' to set the system time is "Bad Practice" (see 'man hwclock' > for why). > Use 'hwclock' to set the hardware clock for the next reboot if the > machine is not network connected (also use the adjtime option), or use > ntp or ntpdate (part of ntp package) for network attached systems. 'man hwclock' on my box doesn't tell me that using 'date' is bad. On my Slackware boxes, the system time is written to the hardware clock on all reboots. hwclock has too many parameters and hoops to jump through :-) Big Daddy ---------------------------------------------------------------- Tagline for Sunday, September 30, 2001 at 19:25 PM: Politics is the entertainment branch of industry. ---------------------------------------------------------------- This Linux System has been up 145 hours My web page: http://www.daddy.teenbaby.com AOL's IM: BigVADaddy ICQ: 14467588 Need Diapers? Any quantity at http://www.thediapersuperstore.com ----------------------------------------------------------------
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