Re: cmos clock to utc time code?
On Thu, 8 Nov 2007 20:56:44 -0800 jekillen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Nov 8, 2007, at 6:21 PM, Brent Jones wrote: There's no time zone setting in a cmos clock. Just set the time to whatever UTC is, and you should be good to go. Ideally though, you should have the system do an ntpdate command first, which will take care of the clock issue for you. Just put: ntpdate_enable=YES in your rc.conf file, and it will run before ntpd starts. I have ntpd_enable=YES in /etc/rc.conf already, would there be a conflict? There's no conflict While this machine is being configured with all the functional software I want working, hub mail server with Cyrus, Apache/php/mysql. while I am getting everything set up and tested the machine will not be running 24/7 so ntpdate would probably be a better choice, Just run both. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
cmos clock to utc time code?
Hello again; Here I am with another awkward question: I have set up ntp and it is complaining that the time difference is too great; 3606 or so seconds, and wants the system clock set to utc. I rebooted and entered bios set up but I did not see any explicit clues on how to set this clock to utc. (0r even if it is possible). The motherboard is ECS w/AMD64. I did not catch the bios vendor or version. If I have to I will reboot again to look at it or dig up the manual for the motherboard. I tried sysinstall but it just asks if the system clock is set to utc. (thus the question here) Any advice, suggestions, info appreciated; Thanks in advance Jeff K ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cmos clock to utc time code?
jekillen wrote: Hello again; Here I am with another awkward question: I have set up ntp and it is complaining that the time difference is too great; 3606 or so seconds, and wants the system clock set to utc. I rebooted and entered bios set up but I did not see any explicit clues on how to set this clock to utc. (0r even if it is possible). The motherboard is ECS w/AMD64. I did not catch the bios vendor or version. If I have to I will reboot again to look at it or dig up the manual for the motherboard. I tried sysinstall but it just asks if the system clock is set to utc. (thus the question here) Any advice, suggestions, info appreciated; Thanks in advance Jeff K This doesn't really have anything to do with your CMOS clock. sysctl kern.securelevel at 1, you can't change the clock by more than 1 second. man 7 securelevel Look for phrase - 'The security levels are:' You can't lower it without rebooting. You can change it in /etc/rc.conf(5). $ grep secure /etc/rc.conf kern_securelevel=-1 kern_securelevel_enable=YES Or your could boot single user mode and run ntpdate once yourself since the securelevel (securit level) isn't set until you go multi-user mode. $ ntpdate server.com HOWEVER, I recommend the new fangled way you are supposed to do this: 1) Enable it in /etc/rc.conf(5) echo 'ntpd_enable=YES' /etc/rc.conf echo 'ntpd_sync_on_start=YES' /etc/rc.conf 2) Create /etc/ntp.conf(5) echo server ntp-1.vt.edu /etc/rc.conf echo driftfile /var/db/ntp.drift /etc/rc.conf Use time servers close to you though and more than 1. 3) Reboot Finally, about the timezone By default sysinstall(8) copies a file from /usr/share/zoneinfo to /etc as file localtime based on your choices during the install. You can even run sysinstall again to update it post install. ls -l /etc/localtime -r--r--r-- 1 root wheel - 1.2K Jul 25 14:58:48 2007 /etc/localtime HOWEVER, its easier to just create a symlink to the one you want. If you want your system to run in utc time do this: cd /etc sudo rm -rf /etc/localtime sudo ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/etc/UTC localtime Test it: $ date (bash syntax) $ TZ=America/New_York date . Check your ntpd(8) communications with time servers: $ ntpq -p remote refid st t when poll reach delay offset jitter == *ntp-1.cns.vt.ed 198.82.247.402 u 97 1024 377 15.690 37.394 23.382 -- Philip M. Gollucci ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) o:703.549.2050x206 Senior System Admin - Riderway, Inc. http://riderway.com / http://ridecharge.com 1024D/EC88A0BF 0DE5 C55C 6BF3 B235 2DAB B89E 1324 9B4F EC88 A0BF Work like you don't need the money, love like you'll never get hurt, and dance like nobody's watching. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: cmos clock to utc time code?
On Nov 8, 2007, at 6:21 PM, Brent Jones wrote: There's no time zone setting in a cmos clock. Just set the time to whatever UTC is, and you should be good to go. Ideally though, you should have the system do an ntpdate command first, which will take care of the clock issue for you. Just put: ntpdate_enable=YES in your rc.conf file, and it will run before ntpd starts. I have ntpd_enable=YES in /etc/rc.conf already, would there be a conflict? While this machine is being configured with all the functional software I want working, hub mail server with Cyrus, Apache/php/mysql. while I am getting everything set up and tested the machine will not be running 24/7 so ntpdate would probably be a better choice, but once all is square with the world, it will be running 24/7 and I have three other machines that will use it to get their time set (unless I have misunderstood and this is not possible or practical) Thank you for your response Jeff K -Original Message- Hello again; Here I am with another awkward question: I have set up ntp and it is complaining that the time difference is too great; 3606 or so seconds, and wants the system clock set to utc. I rebooted and entered bios set up but I did not see any explicit clues on how to set this clock to utc. (0r even if it is possible). The motherboard is ECS w/AMD64. I did not catch the bios vendor or version. If I have to I will reboot again to look at it or dig up the manual for the motherboard. I tried sysinstall but it just asks if the system clock is set to utc. (thus the question here) Any advice, suggestions, info appreciated; Thanks in advance Jeff K ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
