Setting the time and date at startup
During the start up procedure the system asks for the correct time and date:
INIT: New run level: 2 Current System Time is Wed Nov 8 08:19:00 GMT 1995 Enter new time ([ccyymmdd]hhmm[ss]):
Unless your clock battery is drained or removed, there should be no need to change the date. To leave the time and date unchanged, simply press <Enter>. If you need to change the time and date, enter the new time and press <Enter>. The new values must be entered as two or more consecutive pairs of digits, where the digits can be one or more of:
| CC (optional) | represents the current century. |
|---|---|
| yy (optional) |
represents the current year.
|
| mm (optional) |
represents the current month. It can be any two-digit value,
from 01 to 12 for January to December, respectively.
|
| dd (optional) |
represents the current day. It can be any two-digit value, from
01 to the last day of the month.
|
| hh | represents the current hour. It can be any two-digit value, from
00 to 23. Hours are expressed in the 24-hour format, n which
morning hours range from 00 to 11 and evening hours from 12
to 23.
|
| mm | represents the current minutes. It can be any two-digit value,
from 00 to 59.
|
| ss (optional) | represents the current seconds. It can be any two-digit value, from 00 to 59. |
For example, to change the time and date to 3 February 1995 at noon, enter:
199502031200
To chage JUST the time, you DO NOT need to enter the date e.g. to change the time to 2:30 in the afternoon, enter:
1430
After accepting the new value, the system then displays the new time and date:
Sun Feb 05 12:00:00 GMT 1995
If you enter an incorrect value, the system prompts you to try again. If you do not enter an optional value, the current value for that item remains unchanged. If you type a new value for the year, you must also type values for the month and day. Similarly, if you type a new value for the month, you must type a value for the day.
The time and date display is followed by service startup messages and the login: message.
Setting the time and date during normal operation
You can change the system time during normal operation with the System Time Manager, located in the System directory of the SCOadmin hierarchy.
Enter numbers manually (or use the up and down buttons in the graphical version) to set the time and date entries. Note that hours are expressed in 24-hour format, in which morning hours range from 00 to 11 and evening hours from 12 to 23.
To save your changes, select Set from the Time menu.