how to set and sync system time with time server??
 

I am running GNOME on a slackware 10.1 sys. I want my desktop clock to sync itself with some remote time server...like in MS windows. If I cant do that, how do I manually reset the sys time so the desktop app will read the correct time?

thanks.

Have a close look at the files in
/usr/doc/ntp-4.2.0

If you just want to sync things in a 1-off situation
you'd be using
ntpdate <name of server> ...

If you're on a permanent (or at least semi-permanent)
high-speed connection you can set up ntpd using
/etc/ntp.conf


Cheers,
Tink

Thanks man. I think /etc/ntp.conf may be what I am looking for...Do you have any domain or IP names for some reliable public time servers?

http://ntp.isc.org/bin/view/Servers/...TwoTimeServers

Cheers,
Tink

thanks man, that helped alot

cheers

answer to your
 

Ya you can do remotely. Try thiS
you should be th super user
type the follwing commands:
$su -
#<type the root password>
#service ntpd stop
#ntpdate -u <ip of the server with which you want to synchronise>
#ntpdate -u <ip of the server with which you want to synchronise>
#ntpdate -u <ip of the server with which you want to synchronise>
#service ntpd start

Hope this would solve your problem

Thanks mate. It helped alot