Comments on: How to set the date on your Linux machine http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/23/setting-the-date-on-your-linux-machine/ Common questions, simple answers Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:28:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: serar http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/23/setting-the-date-on-your-linux-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-10060 serar Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:29:57 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1990#comment-10060 I'm using Arch linux and the ntpd daemon is located in /etc/rc.d/ntpd, but I didn't need to start it. I just used: # ntpdate pool.ntp.org and it worked. However if you have the ntpd server running the update won't work. I’m using Arch linux and the ntpd daemon is located in /etc/rc.d/ntpd, but I didn’t need to start it. I just used: # ntpdate pool.ntp.org and it worked. However if you have the ntpd server running the update won’t work.

]]> By: myhnet http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/23/setting-the-date-on-your-linux-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-10059 myhnet Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:19:13 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1990#comment-10059 and if you want to save the time after restart, you need to use this command hwclock --systohc and if you want to save the time after restart, you need to use this command
hwclock –systohc

]]> By: noneck http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/23/setting-the-date-on-your-linux-machine/comment-page-1/#comment-10058 noneck Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:48:43 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1990#comment-10058 For my Debian boxes I usually use the following after a Net Install: mv /etc/localtime /etc/localtime.bak ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Anglese /etc/localtime /etc/init.d/ntpd restart date For my Debian boxes I usually use the following after a Net Install:

mv /etc/localtime /etc/localtime.bak

ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Los_Anglese /etc/localtime

/etc/init.d/ntpd restart

date

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