Re: setting the date with date [ Netdate ]

1999-11-05 Thread Peter Ross
On 05-Nov-1999, Dave Sherohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Peter Ross said: > > There is no difference between netdate and ntpdate, however the xntp > > package provides some more services that allow a clock to be kept in > > sync with another clock continuously. > > Right, but, as I said in my o

Re: setting the date with date [ Netdate ]

1999-11-05 Thread Dave Sherohman
Peter Ross said: > There is no difference between netdate and ntpdate, however the xntp > package provides some more services that allow a clock to be kept in > sync with another clock continuously. Right, but, as I said in my original question, ntpdate is a package unto itself. I don't know abou

Re: setting the date with date

1999-11-05 Thread Greg Wooledge
tf ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > can someone put me out of my misery and tell me the format for date? date --help | head -- Greg Wooledge| "Truth belongs to everybody." [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Red Hot Chili Peppers, http://www.kellnet.com/wooledge/ | pgpt6NVCyiFhO

Re: setting the date with date [ Netdate ]

1999-11-05 Thread Peter Ross
On 04-Nov-1999, Dave Sherohman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ray Schultz said: > > Netdate will sync your computer clock with that of a Network > > Time Protocol server (NTP). An example is "time.uh.edu" > > What's the difference between netdate and ntpdate (other than that ntpdate is > a separate

Re: setting the date with date [ Netdate ]

1999-11-04 Thread Jean-Yves BARBIER
On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 09:22:25AM -0600, Dave Sherohman wrote: > What's the difference between netdate and ntpdate (other than that ntpdate is > a separate package)? netdate seems to be the former form of ntpdate. JY -- Jean-Yves F. Barbier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> May Euell Gibbons eat your only c

Re: setting the date with date [ Netdate ]

1999-11-04 Thread Ray Schultz
Dave Sherohman wrote: > > Ray Schultz said: > > Netdate will sync your computer clock with that of a Network > > Time Protocol server (NTP). An example is "time.uh.edu" > > What's the difference between netdate and ntpdate (other than that ntpdate is > a separate package)? I haven't the slighti

Re: setting the date with date [ Netdate ]

1999-11-04 Thread Dave Sherohman
Ray Schultz said: > Netdate will sync your computer clock with that of a Network > Time Protocol server (NTP). An example is "time.uh.edu" What's the difference between netdate and ntpdate (other than that ntpdate is a separate package)? -- Geek Code 3.1: GCS d- s+:+ a- C+++ UL++>$ P+>+++ L++>

Re: setting the date with date [ Netdate ]

1999-11-04 Thread Ray Schultz
Wayne Topa wrote: > > Subject: setting the date with date > Date: Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 04:40:45AM +0200 > > In reply to:tf > > Quoting tf([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > Hey guys, > > > > I have one that really should be easy, I think, but

Re: setting the date with date

1999-11-04 Thread Wayne Topa
Subject: setting the date with date Date: Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 04:40:45AM +0200 In reply to:tf Quoting tf([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Hey guys, > > I have one that really should be easy, I think, but I'm struggling with > the silly "date" command. I

Re: setting the date with date

1999-11-04 Thread aphro
hit date and u get Wed Nov 3 22:56:57 PST 1999 hit date --set "Wed Nov 3 22:56:57 PST 1999" anmd the new date is set ..of course change according to what u got goin there. i suggest using NTP to set the date, more accurate..get your date set to the microsecond, unless you can type fast enough

Re: setting the date with date

1999-11-04 Thread Bob Nielsen
Try hwclock, it's more straightforward than doing it with date. Here's the example from the hwclock man page: hwclock --set --date="9/22/96 16:45:05" Bob On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 04:40:45AM +0200, tf wrote: > Hey guys, > > I have one that really should be easy, I think, but I'm struggling with

Re: setting the date with date

1999-11-04 Thread John Carline
tf wrote: > Hey guys, > > I have one that really should be easy, I think, but I'm struggling with > the silly "date" command. I need to set my system clock. > Have you tried : date 1102223099 That would be month 11 day 02 hour 22 min 30 year 99. John > > ack. three books, an info page and

setting the date with date

1999-11-04 Thread tf
Hey guys, I have one that really should be easy, I think, but I'm struggling with the silly "date" command. I need to set my system clock. ack. three books, an info page and a mailing-list archive later... can someone put me out of my misery and tell me the format for date? thanks -- -t