The Mike Files

I normally used to change the date & time of my Linux box using the following commands:

1. Copy or create a symbolic link /etc/localtime to a file in the /usr/share/zoneinfo directory that corresponds with what timezone I am in
   

   # cp /etc/localtime /etc/localtime.old (backup)
   # cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Singapore /etc/localtime



2. Use the rdate command for me to sync with Time Servers (e.g. time.nist.gov)
   

   # rdate -s time-a.nist.gov



3. And I set the date/time to the hardware clock
   

   # /sbin/hwclock –systohc

4. Now it’s sync up properly.