Chapter 18 Time And Date Configuration; Time And Date Properties - Red Hat LINUX 7.2 - OFFICIAL LINUX CUSTOMIZATION GUIDE Manual

Section 18.1:Time and Date Properties
18 Time and Date Configuration
Red Hat Linux no longer includes timetool. The dateconfig utility has replaced timetool. The date-
config allows the user to change the system date and time, to configure the time zone used by the
system, and to setup the Network Time Protocol (NTP) daemon to synchronize the system clock with
a time server.
To use dateconfig, you must be running the X Window System and have root privileges. To start
dateconfig, use one of the following methods:
• On the GNOME desktop, go to the
=>
Date/Time Properties
• On the KDE desktop, go to the
Date/Time Properties
• Type the command dateconfig at a shell prompt (for example, in an XTerm or a GNOME
1
terminal).

18.1 Time and Date Properties

As shown in Figure 18–1, Time and Date Properties, the first tabbed window that appears is for con-
figuring the system date and time and the NTP daemon.
1 If you type timetool at a shell prompt, Dateconfig will start.
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