* Nate Amsden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
