Ok, but here's the deal.
When I do this : rdate -sp time.nist.gov
it sets it correctly to 17:01
but if I restart the box, it reverts back to 10:55
so how do I make it stick?
> On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, you wrote:
> > I can't seem to set my machines time correctly. When I do, it ends up
soon
> > reverting back to GMT, as if it's using a NTP server. How can I set my
> > machine to use a ntp server to sync it's clock, and also know it's PDT?
>
> As with most things in Linux, there's several ways to take
> charge of this. Here's how i do it.
>
> In bashrc I've created an alias to save typing and remembering
> this time URL, alias tdate="rdate -sp time.nist.gov"
>
> When I type 'tdate' in a terminal while connected to the Net, my
> system clock is set to the correct time. If I then believe the
> hardware clock (bios) needs to also be reset, I'll type
> 'hwclock --systohc' which "Set[s] the Hardware Clock to the
> current System Time. See 'man hwclock'
>
> --
> ~~ Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
