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>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 11:10 PM
Subject: [App_rpt-users] Setting System Time