Niki Kovacs wrote: > > Hi, > > To get my system on time, I usually issue these two commands: > > # ntpdate de.pool.ntp.org > # hwclock -w > > And when I want this to be done on startup, I put the two lines in > rc.local. > > I wonder if this is an orthodox way to do things. Or is there > something > more appropriate? Choose a couple publically available time servers, I believe a link was posted on this thread, and set them in /etc/ntp.conf. I suppose with 'hwclock -w' that your bios clock is set to localtime and your system dual boots? If that is the case then set UTC=false in /etc/sysconfig/clock. -Ross ______________________________________________________________________ This e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail, and any attachments thereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify the sender and permanently delete the original and any copy or printout thereof.