How to set date/time permanently on Centos/RH/Fedora

First you need to ssh to the server and be root and then do these step by step:

1. Set the date/time following instructions at http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-set-date-time-from-linux-command-prompt/
# date -s "2 OCT 2006 18:00:00"

2. Set the proper Timezone for your area, see http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-linux-unix-change-setup-timezone-tz-variable/
# cd /etc
# ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST localtime

3. Set it to the BIOS for permanent stamp, see http://linux.about.com/library/cmd/blcmdl8_hwclock.htm
# /sbin/hwclock --systohc

Was this answer helpful?

 Print this Article

Also Read

How to reboot a unix server via telnet?

Using a telnet program like http://www.telnet98.com/ or SSH Client like putty (for windows),...

How do I assign additional IP addresses in RedHat/CentOS?

If you are using CPanel, you should add the IP addresses through WHM.  Do not follow...

Hypervm Xen Windows VPS Network not showing 1Gbps

If you're running HyperVM Xen VPS and your Windows vm somehow not showing 1Gbps port, only...

How to change cPanel password from command line?

cPanel password of a domain can be changed from command line using cPanel script. Given below are...

How can upgrade kernel on xen main node or container too?

Centos:on host node---yum updatecd /usr/local/lxlabs/hypervm/httpdocs/lphp.exe...