Is there a utility that can be used to synchronize the linux clock with one of the internet time server sites? I have a box that gains about five minutes a week and its a pain to keep doing it manually.

Thanks.

just use rdate. i normally use tick.august.net for my time server. or tock... either one.

I have a problem where the clock is 12 hours off when I type: clock or hwclock. When I do

rdate -p tock.august.net

The time is fine. The time when I have GNOME running is way off.


Any ideas?

--tarballedtux

try rdate -s tock.august.net
-p will just display the dat not set it on your computer.

Or does date gice you the correct time?
Check you timezone as well...

I'm having trouble finding a source for rdate. The official one seems to be down. Any idea where I can find a mirror?

Hello
Yeah I know CLI is cool and all but for those who want pointy-clicky I recommend Gnuclear Clock. Besides a certain amout of convenience it posts a menu of a list of time servers, lots of them, so one can always connect right now w/o having to repeat a failed command. The only problem for some is that it hasn't been updated in a few years ( doesn't need to as far as app quality is concerned ) so it depends on gnome-libs 1.x.x or at least needs to lock into gnomeConf.sh. I have installed Dropline Gnome which is based on Gnome 2.x libs and I'm still jumping through hoops to get GnuclearC on my new system. If anyone knows of a more modern equivalent I'd appreciate it since merely installing gnome-libs_1.x.x is not sufficient. It complains about libart incompatibility with Gnome 2 and only gnome-libs from v 1.x.x installed. It may be solved by the time you read this so if you can't help me maybe I can then help you if you're interested in this little app.
Jimmy