dboles@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (David Boles) (03/20/91)
I am having difficulty setting the date on my machine: # sysadm datetime Running subcommand 'datetime' from menu 'syssetup', SYSTEM SETUP Current time and time zone is: 11:05 CST Change the time zone? [y, n, ?, q] n Current date and time: Mon. 03/19/90 11:05 Change the date and time? [y, n, ?, q] y Month default 03 (1-12): 03 Day default 19 (1-31): 19 Year default 90 (70-99):91 Hour default 11 (0-23): 11 Minute default 05 (0-59): 06 Date and time will be set to: 03/19/91 11:06. OK? [y, n, q] y Tue Mar 19 11:06:00 CST 1991 The date and time are now changed. The cron has been restarted to pick up the new time and/or time zone. # exit # % cal March 1990 S M Tu W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 % date Mon Mar 19 11:06:03 CST 1990 % su root Password: # date 031911091991 Tue Mar 19 11:09:00 CST 1991 # cal March 1990 S M Tu W Th F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 # date Mon Mar 19 11:08:15 CST 1990 What's going on here? Thanks, David Boles -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Boles Applied Research Laboratories dboles@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu DOS is severely brain-damaged, apas611@chpc.utexas.edu so just pull the plug and let it DIE. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------