> > > The script runs at boot, the echo tells me that much, but the time is not > > > set, perhaps as if timesync -r is not working. To be specific the date a > > > few minutes after booting is Sun Jan 2 18:30:36 GMT 2000. > > > > i believe timesync is setting the system clock from /dev/rtc, not the other > > way > > around. > > Yeah, that's what I expect timesync to do, but it's doing something strange > instead.
i wouldn't classify doing what the man page says it does as something "really strange". if you want the converse, then just execute "date -n >/dev/rtc". - erik
