[PLUG] Setting the time

[Christopher N. Deckard]

Sync with the atomic clock and use xntpd.

-Chris

Patrick K Notz wrote:
> 
> Aaron Lehmann writes:
>  > What is the call used to set the time?  I found one, but it needs milliseconds since 1970...  Is there a program out there that takes more intelligent input?
>  >
> 
> use: date --set="DATE STRING"
> 
> as root where DATE STRING looks like the ouput of date.
> 
> I usually use this command to sync my machine's clock with my server
> at school (atom.ecn....):
> 
> date --set="`ssh -l notz atom date`"
> 
> pat
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