One Day One GNU/Linux Command ============================= rdate -- Get the time from Remote machine.
Summary : It connects to an Remote Time Server over a IP network, printing the returned time and/or setting the system clock. The time in remote server is maintained properly. So that all machines can get the time from that server. Example: $ rdate -p 192.168.1.5 -- Print the time returned by the remote machine. # rdate -s remote.pc.com -- Set the system time to the time returned by the remote machine (Need Root permission). # rdate -u myserver -- Use UDP instead of TCP as the transport. # rdate -l myserver -- Use syslog to log errors and output (Useful when it is used in cron jobs). NOTE: 1) Remote server should run the time service in port 37. 2) Firewall should not block port 37. Read : man rdate HTH :) -- Bharathi S _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc