To all persons who replied either direct or via the list, I thank very much. The easiest approach was utilizing the package 'ntpdate' which happened to be installed. Regards, Heri Riesbeck -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/