Re: Time


Subject: Re: Time
From: Eddie Bindt (eddieb@xs4all.nl)
Date: Mon Oct 29 2001 - 05:47:00 MST


On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Patrick Callahan wrote:

> On Monday 29 October 2001 04:22, you wrote:
> > Run /usr/sbin/timeconfig
> > to change the timezone.
> >
> I must not have installed hwconfig. rdate worked but hwconfig was not found

it is hwclock

Eddie

>
> # rdate -s time-b.nist.gov
> # /sbin/hwconfig --systohc
> bash: /sbin/hwconfig: No such file or directory
> # /usr/sbin/hwconfig --systohc
> bash: /usr/sbin/hwconfig: No such file or directory
> #
>
> hwconfig does not appear to be a part of any YDL2.1 package on the install
> disk. Is there an alternative?
>
> -Pat
>
> > To set the clock, I recommend using someting
> > like:
> >
> > rdate -s time-b.nist.gov
> > (syncs the time with the National Institute of Standards and Technology)
> >
> > then:
> >
> > /sbin/hwconfig --systohc
> > (sets the hardware clock to match the system clock)
> >
>
>
> > On Sunday 28 October 2001 12:07, you wrote:
> > > I thought I had my clock had its time zone set so Daylight Savings
> > > Time was in effect, but apparently it's not. How do I set the proper
> > > time zone/get my time corrected from the terminal? TIA. (This is
> > > the first time the time has changed while I've been running linux. ;)
> > > )
> > >
> > > --Brian
>



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