From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.homelinux.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ADtNv-0001zT-00 for ; Sun, 26 Oct 2003 17:29:19 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id h9QMTCmW010519 for ; Sun, 26 Oct 2003 17:29:12 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id h9QMTCJC010518 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 26 Oct 2003 17:29:12 -0500 Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 17:29:11 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: Help with date and redhat 9 Message-ID: <20031026222911.GA10507@gmx.net> References: <20031026205243.GA10273@gmx.net> <000001c39c07$0761cd20$6401a8c0@quantum> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000001c39c07$0761cd20$6401a8c0@quantum> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi. the timeserver I've been using is time-nw.nist.gov. I have cron run this once an hour by putting a sscript like this in my /etc/cron.hourly directory: #!/bin/bash ntpdate -b time-nw.nist.gov this tells ntpdate to get the current time from time-nw.nist.gov. I'm not sure if readhat has a cron.hourly directory but if it doesn't just add the above command to your crontab with crontab -e. read the manpage for crontab for more info on the syntax. On Sun, Oct 26, 2003 at 04:20:49PM -0500, Sina Bahram wrote: > Hello all > > I am having a bit of a problem with the date command. I want to set it > up so that my computer can fetch the current date from a time server. > However, I know of no time servers and I also have no clue how to pass > the correct arguments to the date command. Can anyone help me out on > this? > > What should be the commands to the date command to tell it to look at > some server for the time, and set the system time accordingly. > I am on eastern standard time if that helps. > > Thanks, > Sina > > No trees were destroyed in sending this message. However, a large number > of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Who is General Failure and why is he reading my hard disk?