Package: util-linux Version: 2.12p-4 Severity: normal File: /sbin/hwclock
Copy'n'pasted from a console: ---------------------------------------------------------- [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# hwclock Thu Apr 21 13:57:19 2005 -0.594461 seconds [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# hwclock --set --date="04-21-2005 13:58:00" [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# hwclock Sat Feb 26 13:58:05 2011 -0.675597 seconds [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# hwclock --set --date="04/21/2005 13:58:30" [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# hwclock Thu Apr 21 13:58:35 2005 -0.624175 seconds ---------------------------------------------------------- When '-' is used as the date delimiter, 'hwclock' sets some weird future day, month, and year - without any warning. It should either a) use the option correctly, or b) fail with an error message. Regards, * Ben Okopnik * Editor-in-Chief, Linux Gazette * http://linuxgazette.net * -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (990, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.11.7 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages util-linux depends on: ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii libncurses5 5.4-4 Shared libraries for terminal hand ii libuuid1 1.37-2 universally unique id library ii slang1a-utf8 1.4.9dbs-8 The S-Lang programming library wit ii zlib1g 1:1.2.2-4 compression library - runtime -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
