Re: updating the RTC automagically

Ulrich Windl (ulrich.windl@rz.uni-regensburg.de)
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 14:57:26 +0200


On 23 Nov 99, at 14:14, Guest section DW wrote:

[...]
> Paraphrasing a recent post by you (comp.protocols.time.ntp):
>
> : Setting the system time and setting the CMOS clock is different.
> : ntpdate sets the system time. No more, no less. A utility like
> : "clock" or "hwclock" can copy the system time to the RTC and back.
>
> No more, no less. I wish this were true.

I felt it should be more, because users also expect that. I'll agree
to close this thread.

Ulrich

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