Setting the Date

[Robert Dege]

Thanks for the replies.  After doing some research, this is what I found:

On a Redhat/Mandrake, the date is initially set in a file called
/etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit

About 2 pages down, it executes a command /sbin/hwclock -htctosys.  It
also has a few extra parameters that references the file
/etc/sysconfig/clock.

-Rob

> I had a similar problem on a dual boot system, where Windoz was reading time
> as one time and Linux another. It turned out to be using the GMT time. I
> played with it a while and finally got both to recognize the correct time.
> peter at thecybersource.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nflug at nflug.org [mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org]On Behalf Of
> Luberti, Carl
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 3:12 PM
> To: 'nflug at nflug.org'
> Subject: RE: Setting the Date
>
> I'm not sure exactly what Linux does to set it's clock, but I know that the
> following does set the kernel clock and the system clock to the same time:
>
> rdate -s time.chu.nrc.ca
> setclock
>
> It first sets the kernel clock and then sets the hardware clock to the
> kernel clock.  If you still have issues, you may have a CMOS battery
> problem.
>
> > Carlo Luberti
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Dege [mailto:rdege at cse.Buffalo.EDU]
> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 2:59 PM
> To: nflug at nflug.org
> Subject: Setting the Date
>
>
>
> Does anyone know how linux determines the date upon bootup?  I thought it
> was from the BIOS, but apparantly not, since I have conflicting times.
>
> Any direction towards the script, or command used is appreciated.
>
> Dege
>
> Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but
> they can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.
>
>



Dege

Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but
they can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake.