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Author: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
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Subject: Time Sync
Nevermind -- I rebooted, and it's fine now.
Thanks

On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Tyler Hall wrote:

> I'm doing something wrong here, it's not updating my time:
>
> Before-
> tyler    pts/3    dialupn109.phnx. 11:47pm  0.00s  0.26s  0.03s  w

>
> [root@gizmo netdate]# rdate -s time.mit.edu
> [root@gizmo netdate]# /sbin/clock -u -w
>
> After-
> tyler    pts/3    dialupn109.phnx. 11:47pm  0.00s  0.28s  0.03s  w

>
> -Tyler
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Derek A. Neighbors" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 10:20 PM
> Subject: Re: Time Sync
>
>
> > Ok, found my script to jog memory on machine and
> > then asked what others are using.
> >
> > Common programs:
> >
> > rdate
> > ntpdate
> > netdate
> >
> > With rdate you just do
> >
> > $ rdate -s tycho.usno.navy.mil
> > $ /sbin/clock -u -w
> >
> > You must be root to do the clock setting. I
> > disabled my script as often times the navy.mil
> > sites would not be accessible. I have found that
> > time.mit.edu seems to more readily accept
> > connections for me and has proper time.
> >
> > Derek
> >
> > Derek A. Neighbors wrote:
> >
> > > Definitely possible to get in sync with navy clock (or whatever its
> > > called).
> > >
> > > You can do an rdate -s hostname to synch a machine up with another
> > > machines time as well.
> > >
> > > Derek
> > >
> > > Tyler Hall wrote:
> > >
> > >> Does anyone know of a program that will sync the system clock with a
> > >> satalite? I don't even know if this is possible, but I thought i'd
> ask.
> > >>
> > >> -Tyler
> > >>
> > >>
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