X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Ftimedatectl.xml;h=16ee3df4be7382c61cb6e67a26801726458bf81d;hp=11a342d4dd5fa57f4c502e802a033f1b5dee42ec;hb=f02d836794d519e717e51d81501557da55915ce2;hpb=c978343015c787713651dff571acb5207367f5f2 diff --git a/man/timedatectl.xml b/man/timedatectl.xml index 11a342d4d..16ee3df4b 100644 --- a/man/timedatectl.xml +++ b/man/timedatectl.xml @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ along with systemd; If not, see . --> - + timedatectl @@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ - + Prints a short help text and exits. @@ -97,13 +97,21 @@ operations. + + + + + Acquire privileges via PolicyKit + before executing the operation. + + - Execute operation + Execute the operation remotely. Specify a hostname, or - username and hostname separated by @, + username and hostname separated by @, to connect to. This will use SSH to talk to a remote system. @@ -118,7 +126,7 @@ system clock is synchronized from the RTC again, taking the new setting into account. Otherwise the RTC is - synchonized from the system + synchronized from the system clock. @@ -150,7 +158,7 @@ Set the system time zone to the specified value. Available - time zones my be listed with + timezones can be listed with list-timezones. If the RTC is configured to be in the local time this will also update the @@ -167,7 +175,7 @@ List available time zones, one per line. Entries from the - list may selected as the system + list can be set as the system timezone with set-timezone. @@ -182,7 +190,7 @@ 1 it will maintain the RTC in local time instead. Note that maintaining the RTC in the local - timezone is is not fully supported and + timezone is not fully supported and will create various problems with time zone changes and daylight saving adjustments. If at all possible use @@ -221,7 +229,7 @@ Environment - + $SYSTEMD_PAGER Pager to use when @@ -234,6 +242,50 @@ + + Examples + Show current settings: + +$ timedatectl + Local time: Fri, 2012-11-02 09:26:46 CET + Universal time: Fri, 2012-11-02 08:26:46 UTC + RTC time: Fri, 2012-11-02 08:26:45 + Timezone: Europe/Warsaw + UTC offset: +0100 + NTP enabled: no +NTP synchronized: no + RTC in local TZ: no + DST active: no + Last DST change: CEST → CET, DST became inactive + Sun, 2012-10-28 02:59:59 CEST + Sun, 2012-10-28 02:00:00 CET + Next DST change: CET → CEST, DST will become active + the clock will jump one hour forward + Sun, 2013-03-31 01:59:59 CET + Sun, 2013-03-31 03:00:00 CEST + + + + Enable an NTP daemon (chronyd): + +$ timedatectl set-ntp true +==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.freedesktop.timedate1.set-ntp === +Authentication is required to control whether network time synchronization shall be enabled. +Authenticating as: user +Password: ******** +==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE === + + + +$ systemctl status chronyd.service +chronyd.service - NTP client/server + Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/chronyd.service; enabled) + Active: active (running) since Fri, 2012-11-02 09:36:25 CET; 5s ago +... + + + + See Also