Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:25:38 +0100 From: Thomas Pornin <pornin@bolet.org> To: Marco Beishuizen <mbeis@planet.nl> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: setting date correct Message-ID: <20011220142537.A56167@gnah.bolet.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.43.0112201149320.4453-100000@yokozuna.bsd>; from mbeis@planet.nl on Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 11:53:39AM %2B0100 References: <3C21B501.3DE406AF@yahoo.de> <Pine.BSF.4.43.0112201149320.4453-100000@yokozuna.bsd>
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On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 11:53:39AM +0100, Marco Beishuizen wrote: > I got the correct date and time now. I simply used the date command in > freebsd, so, looking backwards, it was easier than it looked. This sets the time as known by the running kernel, but you might want to use adjkerntz so that the date is mostly correct on next boot (the CMOS clock must be corrected also). For a real timekeeping, use ntpd. The `ntpdate' command would have done the trick either, provided you have access to a ntp server. --Thomas Pornin To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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