[newbie] Setting the Time
12/06/03 What program can I use to go to an atomic clock website and have my computer clock set? Also, would I have to be logged in as 'root' to change the computer's clock? In Windows I used the TARDIS program to modem to a site and have the computer's clock set. Suggestions for a comparable program in Linux? Thanks All, The Other Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Setting the Time
On Saturday 06 December 2003 05:10 pm, The Other wrote: 12/06/03 What program can I use to go to an atomic clock website and have my computer clock set? Also, would I have to be logged in as 'root' to change the computer's clock? In Windows I used the TARDIS program to modem to a site and have the computer's clock set. Suggestions for a comparable program in Linux? Thanks All, The Other from the CLI as root urpmi rdate rdate -s time.nist.gov hwclock --systohc that being as long as your hardware clock is GMT Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Setting the Time
On Saturday 06 Dec 2003 5:10 pm, The Other wrote: 12/06/03 What program can I use to go to an atomic clock website and have my computer clock set? Also, would I have to be logged in as 'root' to change the computer's clock? In Windows I used the TARDIS program to modem to a site and have the computer's clock set. Suggestions for a comparable program in Linux? Thanks All, The Other Install the ntp RPM and then edit /etc/ntp.conf to point to one or more time servers. For example :- server ntp2a.mcc.ac.uk# Manchester University server salmon.maths.tcd.ie # Trinity College Dublin Also edit /etc/ntp/step-tickers to contain your time servers as in :- ntp2a.mcc.ac.uk salmon.maths.tcd.ie Putting servers in step-tickers will sync your computer when it boots. Putting the server names in ntp.conf will cause a daemon to run to keep the clock continuously in sync. If you are not concerned about absolute accuracy you do not need the entries in ntp.conf. You can get a list of ntp servers from here :- http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~mills/ntp/servers.html Warning - There is a wizard in Mandrake Control Centre to set up an ntp server (if you install drakwizard rpm), but it has a bug in it in 9.2 and will fsck up your timezone. (The developers are aware) derek -- -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Setting the time
Hi! Does anyone know how to sync the time with an atomic clock, and also my time always seems to be off by 1 hour, even if I select DST in linuxconf, any ideas? This is on a server running Mandrake 7.1 TIA! Fred
Re: [newbie] Setting the time
Hey Fred, Does anyone know how to sync the time with an atomic clock Try this: # date -s world.std.com also my time always seems to be off by 1 hour, even if I select DST in linuxconf, any ideas? Well, I'd seen this -- some time ago -- in the linux@egroups list. I think that it turns out to be a bios thing. Have you checked to be sure the time is set correctly there? Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux
Re: [newbie] Setting the time
On Friday 26 January 2001 17:08, you wrote: Hey Fred, Does anyone know how to sync the time with an atomic clock Try this: # date -s world.std.com also my time always seems to be off by 1 hour, even if I select DST in linuxconf, any ideas? Well, I'd seen this -- some time ago -- in the linux@egroups list. I think that it turns out to be a bios thing. Have you checked to be sure the time is set correctly there? Meph rdate -s time.nist.gov hwclock --systohc Civileme
Re: [newbie] Setting the time
Got it set! Thanks guys! Fred - Original Message - From: "civileme" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Setting the time On Friday 26 January 2001 17:08, you wrote: Hey Fred, Does anyone know how to sync the time with an atomic clock Try this: # date -s world.std.com also my time always seems to be off by 1 hour, even if I select DST in linuxconf, any ideas? Well, I'd seen this -- some time ago -- in the linux@egroups list. I think that it turns out to be a bios thing. Have you checked to be sure the time is set correctly there? Meph rdate -s time.nist.gov hwclock --systohc Civileme
Re: [newbie] Setting the time
Where is rdate found? I don't see it anywhere on my Mandrake 7.2 install, is it on one of the other CD's ??? Keith --- civileme [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Friday 26 January 2001 17:08, you wrote: Hey Fred, Does anyone know how to sync the time with an atomic clock Try this: # date -s world.std.com also my time always seems to be off by 1 hour, even if I select DST in linuxconf, any ideas? Well, I'd seen this -- some time ago -- in the linux@egroups list. I think that it turns out to be a bios thing. Have you checked to be sure the time is set correctly there? Meph rdate -s time.nist.gov hwclock --systohc Civileme __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices. http://auctions.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Setting the time
On Friday 26 January 2001 18:19, you wrote: Where is rdate found? I don't see it anywhere on my Mandrake 7.2 install, is it on one of the other CD's ??? Keith ftp://sunsite.uio.no/pub/Linux/Mandrake/7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS You must have the "complete" edition. It is a terror to download. 8k might take 14 seconds with a 56K modem, but it should take 2 seconds or less. Civileme
RE: [newbie] Setting the time
I've tried this and I get: #date -s world.std.com date: invalid date 'world.std.com' Is this an enhancement made to Mandrake 7.2?? I have 7.1 on my machine. Is that the problem? Thanks in advance, Mark -Original Message- From: Meph Istopheles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 8:09 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Setting the time Hey Fred, Does anyone know how to sync the time with an atomic clock Try this: # date -s world.std.com also my time always seems to be off by 1 hour, even if I select DST in linuxconf, any ideas? Well, I'd seen this -- some time ago -- in the linux@egroups list. I think that it turns out to be a bios thing. Have you checked to be sure the time is set correctly there? Meph -- "I did this 'cause Linux gives me a woody." -Dave '-ddt-' Taylor, announcing DOOM for Linux
Re: [newbie] Setting the time
You can use date to set the date/time. I use rdate which syncs it to a time server (time.missouri.edu for me). Many other ways exist but those are the two most common probably. *^*^*^* Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sungod robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you? -- Real Genius On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Philip Ferguson wrote: Hello. I have a quick one for whoever is interested. How do I set the time? I know I set my time zone correctly when I installed Linux, but for some reason my clock is off by 3 hours. Any thoughts? Phil _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Re: [newbie] Setting the time
Did you tell it to store the time as GMT ? That could explain it ! Cheers, Ron the Frog, on the sunny banks of the Paraguay River. On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Philip Ferguson wrote: Hello. I have a quick one for whoever is interested. How do I set the time? I know I set my time zone correctly when I installed Linux, but for some reason my clock is off by 3 hours. -- Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. --- http://personales.conexion.com.py/~rolgiati ---
Re: [newbie] Setting the time
I have a quick one for whoever is interested. How do I set the time? I know I set my time zone correctly when I installed Linux, but for some reason my clock is off by 3 hours. Hi Phil, Try "linuxconf" and then click on the "Control" tab. You should see an option to set the date and time. You must do this as root. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Setting the time
On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, you wrote: you can go to Configuration-other-LinuxConf to set up the right time. but yo have to be root to do it. You can also go to DrakConf and do su on it then go to Linuxconf. Also if you want it in am/pm assuming you are using KDE then you can go to kde- desktop - panel. Hello. I have a quick one for whoever is interested. How do I set the time? I know I set my time zone correctly when I installed Linux, but for some reason my clock is off by 3 hours. Any thoughts? Phil _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Re: [newbie] Setting the time
You can set it in the BIOS or as root on console typing "timetool". Hello. I have a quick one for whoever is interested. How do I set the time? I know I set my time zone correctly when I installed Linux, but for some reason my clock is off by 3 hours. Any thoughts? Phil _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo
[newbie] setting the time
Hi, I remember someone giving another user a command how to set the time on the mandrake linux. I never saved it which I should of... could someone tell me that command so I can set my time on my mandrake 7.0 thanks Harold
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If you are on the 'Net, su to root and try rdate -sp time.nist.gov That should do it. Bryan Harold Hartley [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 02/08/2000 02:24:44 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: [newbie] setting the time Hi, I remember someone giving another user a command how to set the time on the mandrake linux. I never saved it which I should of... could someone tell me that command so I can set my time on my mandrake 7.0 thanks Harold
Re: [newbie] setting the time
At 07:47 AM 2/8/00 -0500, you wrote: If you are on the 'Net, su to root and try rdate -sp time.nist.gov That should do it. Or put it in the crontab. -- .*. "Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not -()circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a `*' straight line."- -- B. Mandelbrot |http://surf.to/pgd.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ | Paul Derbyshire Programmer Humanist|ICQ: 10423848|
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That is what I do. Don't know why I didn't say that! Duh! Bryan Paul Derbyshire [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 02/08/2000 08:05:33 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: Re: [newbie] setting the time At 07:47 AM 2/8/00 -0500, you wrote: If you are on the 'Net, su to root and try rdate -sp time.nist.gov That should do it. Or put it in the crontab. -- .*. "Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not -()circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a `*' straight line."- -- B. Mandelbrot |http://surf.to/pgd.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ | Paul Derbyshire Programmer Humanist|ICQ: 10423848|
Re: [newbie] setting the time
Heres a quick fix I tried. I clicked the Drakconf (I think thats the name =) ) icon or run linuxconf and go into the time date setting and changed it there. =) It worked! =) At 07:47 AM 2/8/00 -0500, you wrote: If you are on the 'Net, su to root and try rdate -sp time.nist.gov That should do it. Or put it in the crontab. -- .*. "Clouds are not spheres, mountains are not cones, coastlines are not -()circles, and bark is not smooth, nor does lightning travel in a `*' straight line."- -- B. Mandelbrot |http://surf.to/pgd.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ | Paul Derbyshire Programmer Humanist|ICQ: 10423848|
Re: [newbie] Setting the time in Mandrake?
You could try using the timetool. Go to a console and type "su -c timetool" enter the root password and off you go. Dan
RE: [newbie] Setting the time in Mandrake?
Go to a console and type setup (your looking for the timetool). Find the bit where it says "Time stored in GMT" or something similar, switch it. HIH -Original Message- From: Lothar Mandrake [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, 7 February 2000 9:00pm To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Setting the time in Mandrake? Linux-Mandrake claims that the time is one hour more than the time in the bios (which is the correct time). Setting the correct time with the "date" command is unsatisfactory, since the erroneous time is displayed again after the next reboot. Of course I could keep on changing the time in the bios depending on which operating system I use, but it seems unlikely that this is the only way. How do I set the correct time permanently? I assume that there must be a way to do so? Thank You. /Ian __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] Setting the time in Mandrake?
Linux-Mandrake claims that the time is one hour more than the time in the bios (which is the correct time). Setting the correct time with the "date" command is unsatisfactory, since the erroneous time is displayed again after the next reboot. Of course I could keep on changing the time in the bios depending on which operating system I use, but it seems unlikely that this is the only way. How do I set the correct time permanently? I assume that there must be a way to do so? Thank You. /Ian __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
