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From: j@ida.interface-business.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: CMOS Clock Question
Followup-To: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Date: 24 Jun 1996 09:10:26 GMT
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Cc: Charles Mott <cmott@srv.net>
Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.386bsd.misc:965 comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:22039

Charles Mott <cmott@srv.net> wrote:

> Can the CMOS clock be set from the FreeBSD unix shell?

Wrong newsgroup (followup adjusted).

Yes, date(1) does also set the CMOS clock.  This feature can be
explicitly disabled with a sysctl variable, but is enabled by default.

>  If you post a 
> response, please also send e-mail.

Cc sent.

-- 
J"org Wunsch					       Unix support engineer
joerg_wunsch@interface-business.de       http://www.interface-business.de/~j