[SOLVED] setting the clock

newbiesforever · 07-30-2012, 12:56 AM

I can't figure out how to set the clock in VectorLinux (with XFCE), and I need to--it's displaying the wrong time (even though it's set to the correct timezone). Neither left-clicking nor right-clicking on the clock offers an option to change the time.

tronayne · 07-30-2012, 07:56 AM

You set the clock with the date utility (as root) in a terminal window.

The form is, for setting the clock to local time,

Code:

date -s "STRING"

where STRING is

Code:

"13:20:30"

to set the time of day (24-hour!).

If your system clock is set to UTC and you want to set the clock to 13 hours, 30 minutes and 30 seconds UTC you would

Code:

su - (or sudo)
date -u -s "13:30:30"

Note that the display time will be your local time, not UTC (unless, of course, your time zone is 0 degrees longitude, eh?).

See the manual page for date or info coreutils 'date invocation' for more information.

Hope this helps some.

newbiesforever · 07-30-2012, 11:34 AM

Got it. Thank you. The desktop clock display takes some time to adjust.

nixblog · 07-30-2012, 02:00 PM

You should also be able to use vzoneset in Vector to change UTC to local time.