system time

system time

[Richard Villa]

While installing RH 8, I messed up my time setting.

Does someone know where the system stores the parameters for setting the
time?  It must be an offset value which tells the system how many hours to
add or subtract from GMT time.

Richard

If you are going to burn all of your bridges, you better be able to walk on
water.

Re: system time

[Thomas Stivers]

On 10/10/02 11:18 AM -0500, Richard Villa wrote:
> While installing RH 8, I messed up my time setting.
> 
> Does someone know where the system stores the parameters for setting the
> time?  

You should have a file "/etc/localtime" which is a symbolic link to a
file in the "/usr/share/zoneinfo" tree. For example mine is linked to
"/usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Central". 

> It must be an offset value which tells the system how many hours to
> add or subtract from GMT time.
> 
> Richard
> 
> If you are going to burn all of your bridges, you better be able to walk on
> water.
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: system time

[Igor Gueths]

Hi Richard. What you can do is use ntpdate to synchronize your time with
an ntp server. Make sure you have run tzconfig to set the correct
timezone. Once having done this, obtain ntpdate for your distro. I
recommend using time-nw.nist.gov, I use it myself and its reliable.

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On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Richard Villa wrote:

> While installing RH 8, I messed up my time setting.
>
> Does someone know where the system stores the parameters for setting the
> time?  It must be an offset value which tells the system how many hours to
> add or subtract from GMT time.
>
> Richard
>
> If you are going to burn all of your bridges, you better be able to walk on
> water.
>
>
>
>
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> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
>

Re: system time

[jwantz]

Hi,
You can run timeconfig and up and down arrow your time choices.  When 
you find  the correct time setting you can tab and press enter on the OK 
button.  It seems to be exactly the same program that is called during 
install.  Of course you must be root to run the program.

     Jim Wantz WB0TFK
On Thu, 10 Oct 
2002, Richard Villa wrote:

> While installing RH 8, I messed up my time setting.
> 
> Does someone know where the system stores the parameters for setting the
> time?  It must be an offset value which tells the system how many hours to
> add or subtract from GMT time.
> 
> Richard
> 
> If you are going to burn all of your bridges, you better be able to walk on
> water.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Speakup mailing list
> Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> 

Re: system time

[Charles Crawford]

I thought there was a program to have the system clock set by NIST.

-- charlie Crawford.
  At 02:49 PM 10/10/02 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi,
>You can run timeconfig and up and down arrow your time choices.  When
>you find  the correct time setting you can tab and press enter on the OK
>button.  It seems to be exactly the same program that is called during
>install.  Of course you must be root to run the program.
>
>      Jim Wantz WB0TFK
>On Thu, 10 Oct
>2002, Richard Villa wrote:
>
> > While installing RH 8, I messed up my time setting.
> >
> > Does someone know where the system stores the parameters for setting the
> > time?  It must be an offset value which tells the system how many hours to
> > add or subtract from GMT time.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> > If you are going to burn all of your bridges, you better be able to walk on
> > water.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
>
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Re: system time

[jwantz]

Hi Charley,
Yes, there is--rdate, ntpdate and netdate to name three of them.  That's 
not what he wanted.  In most distros there is a file called 
/etc/localtime.  It sets what time zone your system is using.  The file 
is not in plain text.  The program in Redhat to manipulate this file is 
timeconfig.  I use a script that I put in /etc/cron.daily that uses 
netdate to query the 4  
nearest NIST servers to set the system time.  It then calls hwclock to 
set the hardware clock.
On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, 
Charles Crawford wrote:

> I thought there was a program to have the system clock set by NIST.
> 
> -- charlie Crawford.
>   At 02:49 PM 10/10/02 -0400, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >You can run timeconfig and up and down arrow your time choices.  When
> >you find  the correct time setting you can tab and press enter on the OK
> >button.  It seems to be exactly the same program that is called during
> >install.  Of course you must be root to run the program.
> >
> >      Jim Wantz WB0TFK
> >On Thu, 10 Oct
> >2002, Richard Villa wrote:
> >
> > > While installing RH 8, I messed up my time setting.
> > >
> > > Does someone know where the system stores the parameters for setting the
> > > time?  It must be an offset value which tells the system how many hours to
> > > add or subtract from GMT time.
> > >
> > > Richard
> > >
> > > If you are going to burn all of your bridges, you better be able to walk on
> > > water.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Speakup mailing list
> > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > >
> >
> >
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> >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
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Re: system time

[Richard Villa]

I GOT THE TIME CORRECTED BY USING TIMECONFIG.

the ONLY PROBLEM, IS THAT SPEAKUP HAS TROUBLE READING EXACTLY WHAT SELECTION
YOU HAVE SELECTED.

Richard

If you are going to burn all of your bridges, you better be able to walk on
water.

----- Original Message -----
From: <jwantz@babel.hpcc.noaa.gov>
To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: system time


> Hi Charley,
> Yes, there is--rdate, ntpdate and netdate to name three of them.  That's
> not what he wanted.  In most distros there is a file called
> /etc/localtime.  It sets what time zone your system is using.  The file
> is not in plain text.  The program in Redhat to manipulate this file is
> timeconfig.  I use a script that I put in /etc/cron.daily that uses
> netdate to query the 4
> nearest NIST servers to set the system time.  It then calls hwclock to
> set the hardware clock.
> On Thu, 10 Oct 2002,
> Charles Crawford wrote:
>
> > I thought there was a program to have the system clock set by NIST.
> >
> > -- charlie Crawford.
> >   At 02:49 PM 10/10/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > >Hi,
> > >You can run timeconfig and up and down arrow your time choices.  When
> > >you find  the correct time setting you can tab and press enter on the
OK
> > >button.  It seems to be exactly the same program that is called during
> > >install.  Of course you must be root to run the program.
> > >
> > >      Jim Wantz WB0TFK
> > >On Thu, 10 Oct
> > >2002, Richard Villa wrote:
> > >
> > > > While installing RH 8, I messed up my time setting.
> > > >
> > > > Does someone know where the system stores the parameters for setting
the
> > > > time?  It must be an offset value which tells the system how many
hours to
> > > > add or subtract from GMT time.
> > > >
> > > > Richard
> > > >
> > > > If you are going to burn all of your bridges, you better be able to
walk on
> > > > water.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Speakup mailing list
> > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >_______________________________________________
> > >Speakup mailing list
> > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> >
>
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Re: system time

[jwantz]

yES, i KNOW--BUT AS i RECALL THE FIRST OF THE TWO SELECTIONS SPOKEN IS 
THE CORRECT ONE.

     jIM wANTZ wb0tfk
On Thu, 10 Oct 2002, Richard Villa wrote:

> I GOT THE TIME CORRECTED BY USING TIMECONFIG.
> 
> the ONLY PROBLEM, IS THAT SPEAKUP HAS TROUBLE READING EXACTLY WHAT SELECTION
> YOU HAVE SELECTED.
> 
> Richard
> 
> If you are going to burn all of your bridges, you better be able to walk on
> water.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jwantz@babel.hpcc.noaa.gov>
> To: <speakup@braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:57 PM
> Subject: Re: system time
> 
> 
> > Hi Charley,
> > Yes, there is--rdate, ntpdate and netdate to name three of them.  That's
> > not what he wanted.  In most distros there is a file called
> > /etc/localtime.  It sets what time zone your system is using.  The file
> > is not in plain text.  The program in Redhat to manipulate this file is
> > timeconfig.  I use a script that I put in /etc/cron.daily that uses
> > netdate to query the 4
> > nearest NIST servers to set the system time.  It then calls hwclock to
> > set the hardware clock.
> > On Thu, 10 Oct 2002,
> > Charles Crawford wrote:
> >
> > > I thought there was a program to have the system clock set by NIST.
> > >
> > > -- charlie Crawford.
> > >   At 02:49 PM 10/10/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > > >Hi,
> > > >You can run timeconfig and up and down arrow your time choices.  When
> > > >you find  the correct time setting you can tab and press enter on the
> OK
> > > >button.  It seems to be exactly the same program that is called during
> > > >install.  Of course you must be root to run the program.
> > > >
> > > >      Jim Wantz WB0TFK
> > > >On Thu, 10 Oct
> > > >2002, Richard Villa wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > While installing RH 8, I messed up my time setting.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does someone know where the system stores the parameters for setting
> the
> > > > > time?  It must be an offset value which tells the system how many
> hours to
> > > > > add or subtract from GMT time.
> > > > >
> > > > > Richard
> > > > >
> > > > > If you are going to burn all of your bridges, you better be able to
> walk on
> > > > > water.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > > Speakup mailing list
> > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >_______________________________________________
> > > >Speakup mailing list
> > > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Speakup mailing list
> > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca
> > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
> > >
> >
> >
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> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
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> 
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