setclk(1M)        MISC. REFERENCE MANUAL PAGES         setclk(1M)



NAME
     setclk - set system time from hardware clock

SYNOPSIS
     /sbin/setclk

DESCRIPTION
     setclk is used to set the  internal  system  time  from  the
     hardware time-of-day clock.  The command can be used only by
     the super-user.  It is normally executed by an entry in  the
     /sbin/inittab  file  when  the system is initialized at boot
     time.  Note that setclk checks the Nonvolatile Random Access
     Memory  (NVRAM)  only  for  the  date.   If the date is set,
     setclk runs silently.   If  the  date  is  not  set,  setclk
     prompts the user to use sysadm  datetime [see sysadm(1)] for
     the proper setting of the hardware clock.

SEE ALSO
     sysadm(1) in the User's Reference Manual.




































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