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(800) 858-5544 Free software evaluation: http://search400.com/r/0,,5391,00.htm?inFORM ================================================================ Today's Featured Tip ================================================================ Getting the time right with OS/400 Management Central and Java OS/400 has several "base time-related" values that most people are familiar with -- system values QTIME and QUTCOFFSET. There is also a "time zone-related value" that is important for time stamps in several Operations Navigator/iSeries Navigator functions, such as Management Central monitor windows and for Java applications using time stamps. For this Java time zone value to be useful, the "base time-related values" must be set correctly. Learn how to do it in this tip written by Jim Cook of IBM's iSeries International Technical Support Center. >> CLICK here to review the full tip: http://www.search400.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci847479,00.html ================================================================ Answers to Other Administrator Questions ================================================================ 1. Set your system time using FTP Have a lot of machines that you need to set the time on? Search400.com member Doug Hart found that by FTPing into the U.S. Navy time server, he can get the UTC time. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci803923,00.html 2. Get time on iSeries to match time on Windows system Unfortunately, synching the time for the systems isn't so easy. But Search400.com expert John Kohan has some suggestions that could help get the job done. http://search400.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid3_cid382528_tax285220,00.html 3. It's about time As more people around the world move into the WebSphere environment, it's important to have the correct time stamp on your log files and applications. But unless you've been told specifically how to set this, you're out of luck. Bob Cancilla learned the hard way how to do it, and he shares what he learned in this tip. http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/1,289483,sid3_gci816692,00.html 4. Incorrect time in OpsNav and e-mail This Search400.com member was getting very frustrated because he couldn't get the correct time to stay on his iSeries. He would set it on the 400 and the PC time would match. The problem occurred when he accessed OpsNav or sent e-mail -- the time was always five hours behind. 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