Dear Expert,

I am new to Linux, how to use hardware clock instead of system date? ..
I configured hardware clock by running
[root@proxy-HO guest]# /sbin/hwclock --set --date="10/13/06 12:23"
[root@proxy-HO guest]# /sbin/hwclock --show
Fri Oct 13 12:23:05 2006 -0.612633 seconds
[root@proxy-HO guest]#

then set system date by running:
[root@proxy-HO guest]# date 1013122306
Fri Oct 13 12:23:00 WIT 2006

after my linux restarted the system date increased +8 .. why? ..
in my /etc/sysconfig/clock

ZONE="Asia/Jakarta"
UTC=false
ARC=false

please help ..

Thanks & Regards
Winanjaya

how to use hardware clock instead of system date?
If you want to take time from the hardware clock you use "hwclock --hctosys".


after my linux restarted the system date increased +8 .. why?
Beats me. Is /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Jakarta linked to /etc/localtime?
Does date return to normal when you sync using NTP?