i can't change date

idnotcrae · 12-16-2012, 06:33 AM

Code:

# date
Sun Dec 16 15:02:46 EET 2012
# date -s "14:44"
Sun Dec 16 14:44:00 EET 2012
# date
Sun Dec 16 15:03:22 EET 2012
# ntpdate pool.ntp.org
16 Dec 15:03:39 ntpdate[26337]: step time server 216.235.14.36 offset -1915.869621 sec
# hwclock
Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.
Use the --debug option to see the details of our search for an access method.
# hwclock --debug
hwclock from util-linux-2.13-pre7
hwclock: Open of /dev/rtc failed, errno=19: No such device.
No usable clock interface found.
Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.

rosehosting.com · 12-16-2012, 07:12 AM

Check if you have necessary devices or make them:

cd /dev/ && mknod rtc0 c 254 0 && ln -s /dev/rtc0 /dev/rtc

then execute the following commands:

hwclock -r

(set the Hardware Clock to a specified time):

hwclock --set --date "2012-12-16 07:20"

idnotcrae · 12-16-2012, 07:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rosehosting.com

Check if you have necessary devices or make them:

cd /dev/ && mknod rtc0 c 254 0 && ln -s /dev/rtc0 /dev/rtc

then execute the following commands:

hwclock -r

(set the Hardware Clock to a specified time):

# hwclock --set --date "2012-12-16 07:20"

thank you for ur help, i ran the commands and here is the output

Code:

cd /dev/ && mknod rtc0 c 254 0 && ln -s /dev/rtc0 /dev/rtc
ln: creating symbolic link `/dev/rtc' to `/dev/rtc0': File exists
# hwclock -r
Cannot access the Hardware Clock via any known method.
Use the --debug option to see the details of our search for an access method.

flukeyLinux · 12-17-2012, 04:00 AM

Try add "server pool.ntp.org" to /etc/ntp.conf then restart ntp - service ntp(d) restart.

ntpq -p should show the ntp server you want the server to point to (pool.ntp.org).

alieblice · 12-17-2012, 06:43 AM

try using it in this way :

Code:

date +%T -s "18:00:00"

time will be set to 18:00:00 PM