Changing time/date in linux

[tm37]

How Do I change the date/ time using command line functions in linux?

I am Running a clark connect box and It doesn't have a way to set the time without shuting it down (BIOS) or using command line functions.

 

[Nothinman]

date -s "same format it prints it in"

 

[tm37]

<< date -s "same format it prints it in" >>



HUH?

TOTAL Linux Dummy.

 

[Nothinman]

run date
See what it prints
run date -s "date you want in the format it just printed"

 

[tm37]

ScreenShot

What DO I type EXACTLY?🙂

Thsi is really bumming me out all my bandwidth reports have the wrong dates!🙁

Thanks

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< ScreenShot

What DO I type EXACTLY?🙂

Thsi is really bumming me out all my bandwidth reports have the wrong dates!🙁

Thanks >>



"man date" 😀

"date 05092002" is what I would have to type on my home system (OpenBSD). Its probably similar for you. You may need the -s flag, so try "date -s 05092002"

 

[manly]

The only problem with date (besides the somewhat cryptic format) is that you might need to use hwclock to make the change permanent after reboot.

That parts easy though:

# hwclock --systohc

 

[tm37]

OK I am now TOTALLY confused.

When I type date -s 05082002 it says-

Invaid date

I get the same error when I type it in wen May 8 23:43:00 CDT 2002

 

[tm37]

Also I some how went from 12 hours off to way out in left field

 

[n0cmonkey]

Either read the man page or give me root access to the machine 🙂

 

[tm37]

GOT IT!

Dropped the WEN part and it worked!



<< Either read the man page or give me root access to the machine >>



DO you really want root acess to my router?

 

[n0cmonkey]

<< GOT IT!

Dropped the WEN part and it worked!



<< Either read the man page or give me root access to the machine >>



DO you really want root acess to my router? >>



Nope, but I thought that option might give you the incentive to check the help 😉

Also, "date --help" should give you some of the options. Upon review, the command I gave you was wrong, that would be how I would change the time not date. I dont think Ive ever changed the date now that I think about it 😛

 

[tm37]

I did the Date -help thing But HAD NO IDEA how to make the changes🙁 Basically I could have been reading it in swahilli and It would have been the same.

The great thing about these forums is I have learned alot by people at least pointing me in the right direction.

Next will be learning to run RPM files!🙂

Not tonight though I have an interview tommorow. (NO MENTION OF LINUX ON THE RESUME😉)