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Article #273Re: how do I set the time on my PC?
From: Tiny Human Ferret
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 17:11
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 17:11
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big_daddy.nospam@thediapersuperstore.com wrote: > > 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 :-) That's why I suggest using `date` to set the time and date, and then immediately reboot if you've got the `hwclock` call in your shutdown scripts. > > Big Daddy -- Whom thou'st vex'd waxeth wroth: Meow. <-----> http://earthops.net/klaatu/
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