iSeries: Time on the Linux partition is not correct

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Symptom:

The time on your iSeries Linux partition is way off.

Cause:

Solution:

To fix this problem edit the /etc/rc.config file and make the following changes:

In /etc/rc.config set START_XNTP to yes.

In /etc/rc.config enter the name of IP of a time server for XNTPD_INITIAL_NTPDATE.

Then run "hwclock --systohc" to update the hardware clock.

After you have taken the above steps you hardware and system clocks should stay reasonably accurate.


Keywords: ISERIES, XNTP, TIME, HWCLOCK

Categories: iSeries

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