Re: [SLUG] Just set the time

From: Ronan Heffernan (ronan@iotcorp.com)
Date: Mon Aug 19 2002 - 09:17:08 EDT


> ntpdate 216.139.201.6
>
> (assuming your internet connection is up).
>
> This sets the OS's time. To sync the CMOS with that, issue:
>
> hwclock --systohc
>
> You can set this up as a cron job, if you have a consistent internet
> connection (like DSL).
>

If you use dialup, you can put this in to the /etc/ppp/ip-up script, so
that it gets run every time that you successfully connect to the Internet.

--ronan



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