AUTOMATIC TIME SYNCING


Sure you want your computer to show the correct date and time.

If your distro does not support ntp ( Network Time Protocol ) for syncing time with a remote time server, or you have a hard time configuring it, here is what you can do using the rdate command:

First install rdate:

Then first test this command to make sure it reports no errors:

( If it does report errors, try leaving off the "&& hwclock --systohc" part which changes the hardware clock as well )


Next, depending on your distro you can add that line at the bottom of the next file:

Fedora: /etc/rc.local
Red Hat: /etc/rc.local
Debian: /etc/rc.boot
Slackware: /etc/rc.d/rc.local
SUSE: /etc/init.d/boot.local
Mandrake: /etc/rc.local
PCLos: /etc/rc.local

Now, every time you boot your computer the time will synced !



Bruno



NOTE: You should be connected to the internet at boot for this to work.


-- Jun 7 2005 ( Revised Dec 15 2005 ) --