One Day One GNU/Linux Command
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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

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