how to update system time

[pil blaster]

I am runnning solaris v8 on an intel box. How can I update the system
time without bringing down the system and using the bios.


Thank you for your help


phil

[David Michaels]

pil blaster wrote:

>
> I am runnning solaris v8 on an intel box. How can I update the system
> time without bringing down the system and using the bios.
>
> Thank you for your help
>
> phil

Hi


rdate clock.psu.edu

[Barry Margolin]

In article <3F1EF576.5010000@optonline.net>,
pil blaster <_phil_blaster@optonline.net> wrote:

>I am runnning solaris v8 on an intel box. How can I update the system
>time without bringing down the system and using the bios.

man date

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[pil blaster]

thanks, this comes under RTFM!
I didn't know date could update the system time.
I thought it would only display.

again, RTFM!
thanks

Barry Margolin wrote:

> In article <3F1EF576.5010000@optonline.net>,
> pil blaster <_phil_blaster@optonline.net> wrote:
>

>>I am runnning solaris v8 on an intel box. How can I update the system
>>time without bringing down the system and using the bios.

>
>
> man date
>

[pil blaster]

cool!
thanks

David Michaels wrote:

> pil blaster wrote:
>

>>I am runnning solaris v8 on an intel box. How can I update the system
>>time without bringing down the system and using the bios.
>>
>>Thank you for your help
>>
>>phil

>
>
> Hi
>
>
> rdate clock.psu.edu

[John D Groenveld]

In article <3F1EF476.4C426885@uc.edu>,
David Michaels <david.michaels@uc.edu> wrote:

>rdate clock.psu.edu

The OP's ISP likely has a local timeserver for their customers.
uc.edu likely does as well.

John
[email]groenveld@acm.org[/email]