Set the system time and hwclock

24 gennaio 2008, 0:19

Ivan Agliardi

January 24, 2008, 00:19

I often access a Linux server (of others) and found that the system time is completely wrong. Replace things is simple, if you do not forget that Linux is separately and that the system time clock hardware. It is therefore sufficient to adjust the system time with the command `date`, since the first reboot of the server system time would be automatically reset in synchronization with the clock hardware and nullifying the changes.

We must therefore move in two easy steps:

First you set the time using the command 'date':
date --set 16:11
Then impose the system clock (hardware) the same time using the synchronization command:
hwclock --directisa --systohc --utc

If you work with Debian-directisa option must also be specified in the script / etc / init.d / hwclock.sh, where it replaced the line:

HWCLOCKPARS=

with the line:

HWCLOCKPARS="--directisa"

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6 comments to "Set the system time and hwclock"

peter writes:
June 11th, 2008 at 12:11

Thank you!
I do not know what he looked for a guide that functions to adjust the time! on three computers with three debian etch the same problem!

Agliardi Ivan wrote:
June 11th, 2008 at 12:15

Imagine, though - thanks in part - is not clear to me if you are able, using the instructions in this post, to solve the problem. If so, I'm glad, if not, let me know that I try to give you a hand and improve instruction.

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