easy way to adjust time in gnome
I'm using gnome 1.4 (SuSE 8.0). I would like to know what is the easy way to correct my hours (and minutes and day, month, etc.). thanks a. PS--just typing time doesn't work :) neither does double click on the clock icon. -- Adagilson Batista Bispo da Silva Bibliotecário FIOCRUZ-Centro de Pesquisa Aggeu Magalhães Fone 81 3302-6520
I'm using gnome 1.4 (SuSE 8.0). I would like to know what is the easy way to correct my hours (and minutes and day, month, etc.). thanks
Your system time has nothing to do with what desktop you use. date --set 14:55:25 will set the system time to 14:55:25 You have to be root to do that of course -- James Ogley, Webmaster, Rubber Turnip james@rubberturnip.org.uk http://www.rubberturnip.org.uk Jabber: riggwelter@myjabber.net Using Free Software since 1994, running GNU/Linux (SuSE 9.0) GNOME updates for SuSE: http://www.usr-local-bin.org
On 10/30/03 15:54:50, James Ogley wrote:
I'm using gnome 1.4 (SuSE 8.0). I would like to know what is the easy way to correct my hours (and minutes and day, month, etc.). thanks
Right now I don't remember if there is an entry in Yast. There is no "easy way", nor should it be. No user is allowed to touch the time.
Your system time has nothing to do with what desktop you use.
date --set 14:55:25 will set the system time to 14:55:25
Right! But then the system time will probably be screwed up on the next boot ;-) You also need a 'hwclock --systohc' so that system time is copied to the cmos chip. Also, I would strongly recommend to delete the file '/ etc/adjtime', which will be recreated on the next boot. This is needed so that the time adjusting scripts don't think that the clock was slow or fast, and repeat the adjustment automatically on boot. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
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