Linux Clock Settings
The Linux operating system, also known as a distro, clock runs independently of the BIOS or hardware clock. Setting the system’s (distro) clock according to the hardware’s clock
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hwclock -s or hwclock -- requires using one of the hctosys commands |
Setting the system clock manually (user input)
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date -s "2009-11-20 16:18" |
Setting the hardware clock according to the distro’s clock
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hwclock --systohc |
Setting the hardware clock manually (user input)
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hwclock --set --date "13 Dec 2007 14:13" |
To synchronize the hardware and the distro clock using crontab
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* */10 * * * /sbin/hwclock -s > /dev/null 2>&1 |
Silent Install
12 March 2019