I use ntpdate (Debian package) to set the time, but ntpd is great for keeping it synched to a few government time servers. on Wed, 17 Oct 2001 09:06:01 -0400 (EDT) Charles Hallenbeck <chuckh at mhonline.net> wrote: > Hi Steve and Shaun - > I have a similar command in my /etc/ppp/ip-up file instead of in crontab, > so it gets set each time I establish an internet connection. > > Chuck > > On Wed, 17 Oct 2001, Steve Holmes wrote: > > > I have a neet little shellscript I put together using the net date > > utility. Let me include it here. > > ----- beginning of file ----- > > #!/bin/sh > > /usr/sbin/netdate clock.psu.edu > > if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then > > clock -w > > echo CMOS clock has been set. > > fi > > > > ----- end of file ----- > > The clock -w command is the deal that permenantly updates your hardware > > clock. There might be a way to manually set it all with the date command > > but not sure. Look at the man pages for the above commands. I run this > > shell script every day in a crontab and my clock is solid now. > > > > On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Shaun Oliver wrote: > > > > > Hi guys how tdo I go about setting the system clock under linux? > > > I've got to do this as a result of my hareware clock going a little > > > um. well slow. > > > thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > Visit me at http://www.mhonline.net/~chuckh > The Moon is Waxing Crescent (1% of Full) > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- John Covici covici at ccs.covici.com