How to Synchronize Date and Time From Another System

1. Become superuser.

2. To reset the date and time to synchronize with another system, use the rdate command.

   # rdate other-system-name

   other-system-name

   Name of another system.

3. Verify that you have reset your system's date correctly by checking your system's date and time using the date command.

   The output should show a date and time that matches that of the other system.

Example--Synchronizing Date and Time From Another System

The following example shows how to use rdate to synchronize the date and time of one system with another. In this example, the system neptune, running several hours behind, is reset to match the date and time of the server pluto .

neptune$ date
Thu Mar  6 09:07:34 MST 1997
neptune$ rdate pluto
Thu Mar  6 09:08:29 1997
neptune$ date
Thu Mar  6 09:08:32 MST 1997