Re: Time

[Andre Berger <uzscd5@uni-bonn.de>]

* Nate Amsden <aphro@portal.aphroland.org>, 20010328 12:03 +0200:
> stephen wrote:
> > 
> > I'm having a heck of a time getting my system time set correctly.
> > /etc/localtime is a symlink to the proper time zone.  I've looked in
> > /etc/default/rcS and switched UTC from yes to no and back again.
> > And, I've read the man page for hwclock a few times.  Still,
> > my system time is always six hours off.  (For example, it's
> > 8:22pm right now, but my computer thinks it's 2:20pm.)
> > 
> > Anybody have any pointers on this?
> 
> as someone else pointed out, use ntpdate its a good package. also remember
> to synch your hardware clock with the software clock if you reboot often
> as the system sets the software clock with the hardware when it boots up
> (and usually the other way around when it shuts down). if you dont' reboot
> often then its not sucha big deal.

rdate is fine for dialup machines.

Andre Berger                                [andre.berger@topmail.de]