Hi Tim, Thanks for that.
I’ll chuck the url in to my book marks also. Turns out I didn’t need the info in the end though. Had to archive data from a couple of old imacs today, I haven’t used snow leopard for so long I forgot what it was like. Cheers again. From: 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 11 February 2020 4:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: setting time / date from terminal Hi Simon, Good instructions at this link: http://osxdaily.com/2012/07/04/set-system-time-mac-os-x-command-line/ Basically, it depends on whether or not you have access to, or wish to use, an NTP service, or if you wish to set the date/time manually. ntpdate "ntpdate" is the command for the time server and just "date" for the manual time set. Later... Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada On Feb 9, 2020, at 02:58, Simon A Fogarty <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi list, Can someone remind me of the correct command to set the date and time on a machine using the terminal? I’m sure I have it right but it’s not staying changed. Chers for any assistance. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/SY3PR01MB15465AA930F5B8ECC5C294EC8A1E0%40SY3PR01MB1546.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/SY3PR01MB15465AA930F5B8ECC5C294EC8A1E0%40SY3PR01MB1546.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/EFE85AB8-DCF3-44DF-B388-93C04B3320E1%40me.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/EFE85AB8-DCF3-44DF-B388-93C04B3320E1%40me.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/SY3PR01MB154639DC05719B79D3E488578A180%40SY3PR01MB1546.ausprd01.prod.outlook.com.
