Set up Timezone Carfully Copy each line below to your linux box as root. Before begining, check /usr/share/zoneinfo/ for your time zone. Enter your time zone, a space, followed by the word localtime The example below is if you lived in Toronto Canada. [root@node /]#cd /etc [root@node /]#cp localtime localtime.orig [root@node /]#ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern localtime Check your results [root@node /]#date Synchronize time from the web [root@node /]#ntpdate pool.ntp.org Set Server to Auto Sync The Time from the web [root@node /]#ntpdate 0.us.pool.ntp.org [root@node /]#hwclock --systohc Restart ntpd service [root@node /]#service ntpd start Enable service at startup [root@node /]#chkconfig ntpd on ________________________________ From: Vince P <ve3elb@yahoo.com> To: APP RPT Forums <app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 11:10 PM Subject: [App_rpt-users] Setting System Time Hello all. Can anyone guide me on to how to setting up the time on asterisk. The time was set but for some reason a few weeks ago I noticed that its off by 8 hours. Thank you all for your help. 73, Vince VE3ELB _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users