X-Git-Url: http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/ucgi/~ianmdlvl/git?p=elogind.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Ftimedatectl.xml;h=faccc5086df95ca0892b4e219ea89fd0bba1c658;hp=8fb4e38f3738dedb8f0ec4a6edaf099093b2a145;hb=00d1818bb7fbc01086cc956fdb1fcbc8fb90482b;hpb=6d0274f11547a0f11200bb82bf598a5a253e12cf diff --git a/man/timedatectl.xml b/man/timedatectl.xml index 8fb4e38f3..faccc5086 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. @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ - Execute operation + Execute the operation remotely. Specify a hostname, or username and hostname separated by @, to connect to. This will use SSH to @@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ - + If set-local-rtc is @@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ 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. @@ -150,11 +150,16 @@ Set the system time zone to the specified value. Available - time zones my be listed with + time zones can be listed with list-timezones. If the RTC is configured to be in the local time this will also update the - RTC time. + RTC time. This call will alter the + /etc/localtime + symlink. See + localtime5 + for more + information. @@ -162,8 +167,8 @@ List available time zones, one per line. Entries from the - list may selected as the system - timezone with + list can be set as the system + time zone with set-timezone. @@ -177,14 +182,14 @@ 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 + time zone is not fully supported and will create various problems with time zone changes and daylight saving adjustments. If at all possible use RTC in UTC. Note that invoking this will also synchronize the RTC from the system clock, unless - is + is passed (see above). This command will change the 3rd line of /etc/adjtime, as @@ -216,7 +221,7 @@ Environment - + $SYSTEMD_PAGER Pager to use when @@ -229,12 +234,57 @@ + + Examples + Show current settings: + +$ 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 systemd1, hwclock8, date1, + localtime5, systemctl1, systemd-timedated.service8