>Why dont you set it by using >date 200209201514 >and then use >ntpdate & ntpd >to keep it current afterward..
this is what I always have done, but it's not working on this machine: # killall ntp No matching processes were found # date 200209201048 Fri Sep 20 10:48:00 CDT 2002 # ll /etc/localtime lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 35 Sep 20 08:42 /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Chicago # ntpdate time.nist.gov 20 Sep 10:19:25 ntpdate[78703]: step time server 192.43.244.18 offset 1783.164410 sec # :((( >cheers! That TV show is cancelled until this problem is solved. Len To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message