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How to set time
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labbe5

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PostPosted: Tue 05 Sep 2017, 12:02    Post subject:  How to set time
Subject description: Trinitydog and Stretchdog		  
In Trinitydog :

First, i installed ntp.
Then i added ca.pool.ntp.org in /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf.

The file looks like this :

[Time]
NTP=ca.pool.ntp.org #nearest server for me

Testing in terminal :
timedatectl status

Resulting values :
Network time on: yes
NTP synchronized: yes
RTC in local TZ: no

Finally, reboot.
Now time should be correct.

In Stretchdog with Openbox (from mklive-stretch script & default config)

An alternative way of setting system time.

UTC is used, and there is a mismatch between UTC and local time.

To set the time :
# date -s hh:mm:ss #in Conky, UTC is now set to local time
To set the hardware clock :
# hwclock --systohc --utc

Now local time is ok and is set persistently.

Website of interest related to time zones : http://www.timebie.com/std/edt.php?q=15.5

Further reading :
http://www.putorius.net/2015/04/setting-time-and-date-in-red-hat-7.html
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musher0

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PostPosted: Tue 05 Sep 2017, 14:29    Post subject:  
Hello all.

Here is another thread on sync'ing the time on your computer with
an ntp server.

BFN.
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PostPosted: Tue 05 Sep 2017, 21:16    Post subject:  
There's also https://time.gov/.
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musher0

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PostPosted: Wed 06 Sep 2017, 17:23    Post subject:  
Flash wrote:
There's also https://time.gov/.

Hi Flash.

Limited to users in the US, I presume? Also, can it set or correct the current
time automatically on your computer?

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PostPosted: Wed 06 Sep 2017, 18:31    Post subject:  
It won't cost you anything to try it and see if it works in another country. Australia would be a definitive test.

I'm sure the NIST time signal is designed so that computers and other hardware can set themselves with it without human intervention. There are instructions on the time.gov web site for how to make your computer do just that. See this page under "Setting your computer clock."
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PostPosted: Wed 06 Sep 2017, 18:45    Post subject:  
Flash wrote:
It won't cost you anything to try it and see if it works in another country. Australia would be a definitive test.

I'm sure the NIST time signal is designed so that computers and other hardware can set themselves with it without human intervention. There are instructions on the time.gov web site for how to make your computer do just that. See this page under "Setting your computer clock."

Hi Flash.

To set the time automatically on your compuiter, the NIST site is basically
telling you (in other words): "Use the ntp protocol!" (hehe)

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PostPosted: Wed 06 Sep 2017, 20:18    Post subject:  
Okay, but don't you get to use their time signal? I don't think Trump has found out about NIST yet, so maybe they can be trusted.
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PostPosted: Wed 06 Sep 2017, 23:09    Post subject:  
Flash wrote:
Okay, but don't you get to use their time signal? I don't think Trump has found out about NIST yet, so maybe they can be trusted.

Forget NIST!!! Trump can shut it down if he wants to!

As I am writing these lines, there are 813 other ntp servers in activity in
the USA, says http://www.pool.ntp.org/zone/us.

The way ntp works, your computer hooks up to one of the servers in the
us.pool.ntp.org domain, and they try to hook you up with the one closest
to your location.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it, NIST, the National
Research Center of Canada, and other major national science institutes in
various countries participate in defining Greenwich Mean Time. This data is
in turn distributed back to ntp servers in the World Time Zones, with a
precision of a millionth of a second, apparently.

Not that I wish it, but theoretically Trump can shut down your NIST institute,
and you'll still get correct time for your location through any other ntp
server in US.

With your knowledge of networks, Flash, you could probably set up an ntp
server for the Puppy community. Apparently they are easy to set up.

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zagreb999

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PostPosted: Thu 07 Sep 2017, 03:19    Post subject: time  
regards

to set the time,
use this
tzclock_3.0.6-1_i386.deb

works perfectly
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vovchik


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PostPosted: Thu 07 Sep 2017, 09:26    Post subject:  
Dear all,

A very easy way to set the time is with, for example:

Code:
htpdate -s www.google.at


It grabs the server time and date (use a server in your time zone) and can set your clock and kernel time, too.

I started using that with my Raspberry PI, which has no built-in baterry powered clock, and I run that at start-up, once a network connection has been established. It is much easier than geting NTP servers to work properly. The htpdate prog is available in deb repositories...and must exist for Slack as well.

With kind regards,
vovchik
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PostPosted: Thu 07 Sep 2017, 10:02    Post subject:  
Hi vovchik.

DPupStretch-7 does not have the htpdate utility!

Do the other Puppies have it?

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PostPosted: Thu 07 Sep 2017, 10:07    Post subject:  
Hm...
Quote:
Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I use htpdate?

You shouldn't, use NTP if you can. NTP is much more accurate.... however
NTP doesn't work in combination with proxy servers. Also NTP network traffic
(UDP port 123) is often blocked by firewalls and doesn't always work if you
are behind a NAT device. If you have access to websites, htpdate will work.
Source: http://www.vervest.org/htp/FAQ

In any case, here are some Debian binaries:
https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=htpdate

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PostPosted: Thu 07 Sep 2017, 10:33    Post subject: with my outdated Slacko 64  
with my outdated Slacko 64 6.9.6.4 there is an error message 'clock time is in the future.'
could the reason be that i am in France, so in advance of at least six hours compared to USA ?
First settings let at USA..
On which time are set Puppies, when delivered to dowloaders : greenwich, australia, Paris or Gâtineau ? Who does it, the Puppy-builder ?
First settings : if i choose Paris, time 18:44 is wrong, it's 16:44 (untick UTC , then good)
old how-to topic by kpfuser
Menu/desktop/ date and time, is the usual method.
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PostPosted: Thu 07 Sep 2017, 11:24    Post subject:  
Pelo wrote:
with my outdated Slacko 64 6.9.6.4 there is an error message 'clock time
is in the future.' could the reason be that i am in France, so in advance of
at least six hours compared to USA ? First settings let at USA.

No, it's not the fact that you are located in France. I don't know the actual
reason, I've seen the "time in the future" sentence too. Sometimes the
initial time of the Puppy is set to Los Angeles, sometimes to a city in
Australia.

Pelo wrote:
On which time are set Puppies, when delivered to dowloaders : greenwich,
australia, Paris or Gâtineau ? Who does it, the Puppy-builder ?

I think the top Puppy Builder at the woof-CE level sets the time for his Time
Zone. The user has to change it to his.

Pelo wrote:
First settings : if i choose Paris, time 18:44 is wrong, it's 16:44 (untick UTC ,
then good) old how-to topic

Yes, that's a good way of doing it manually.
Code:
htpdate -s [a web site in your country]
or
Code:
ntpdate pool.ntp.org
(if 'pool.ntp.org' is properly configured for your country), will do it
automatically for you.
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PostPosted: Sat 09 Jun 2018, 20:32    Post subject: Puduan by Sailor eceladus a a gui appearing to click on to a  
Puduan by Sailor enceladus a a gui appearing to click on to adjust time.. But it does not work. Wen time is in the past i don't mind, i have clocks on the wall
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