To set the date following syntax to set new data and time:
date –set=”STRING”
For example, to set the new date to 23 July 2010 06:00:00, type the following command as root user:
date -s “23 JUL 2010 06:00:00”
Or
date –set=”23 JUL 2010 06:00:00″
You can also simplify the format using following syntax:
date +%Y%m%d -s “20100723”
To set the time
To set time you can use the command below.
date +%T -s “06:25:13”
Matthew Herzog
August 4, 2010 at 12:45 pm
You may want to run the ntp client to keep your server in sync. Having at least one ntpd server on your LAN is also a good idea. That way all the servers on your network will be synchronized to the same time.
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August 30, 2010 at 11:40 pm
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August 31, 2010 at 2:36 am
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admin
August 31, 2010 at 9:27 am
Bianca,
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