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From: dprclf@arco.com ("Chris L. Fouts")
Newsgroups: comp.sys.sgi
Subject: Re: problems setting the time
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Date: 10 Dec 90 15:18:26 GMT
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[Vernon Schryver writes:]
> 
> Yes, timed up through 3.3.2 has a bug, where it refuses to listen
> to the date command.
> 
> The only solid work around I know is to
> `killall timed; date <new time>; timed -M `cat /etc/config/timed.options`
> 

I've been able to get around this by setting the date on the master site
with two date commands back to back a la

	date -n MMDDhhmm
	date MMDDhhmm

Note that the first date command uses the "no network" switch, the second
doesn't.

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Chris L. Fouts				Email: fouts@arco.com
Systems Engineer			Phone: (214)-754-3850
Silicon Graphics Computer Systems

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