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howtos:hardware:arm:automatically_setting_system_time_on_arm_devices [2021/03/22 09:18 (UTC)] – [Setting the system time with a local NTP server] updated text exagahowtos:hardware:arm:automatically_setting_system_time_on_arm_devices [2021/03/22 09:26 (UTC)] (current) – [Automatically setting the system time with an Internet connection] typo script filename extension exaga
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 The quickest and laziest method is with the Bash script code below, which is a representation of an '/etc/rc.d/rc.local' file which will set the system date/time on boot-up and also set the date/time on an installed RTC. Everything is done //automagically// and is effortless... The quickest and laziest method is with the Bash script code below, which is a representation of an '/etc/rc.d/rc.local' file which will set the system date/time on boot-up and also set the date/time on an installed RTC. Everything is done //automagically// and is effortless...
  
-<file sh rc.local.sh>+<file sh rc.local>
 #!/bin/sh #!/bin/sh
 # #
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 Once you have a NTP server running on your local network, you are able to set any other computer system or device that uses a time protocol from it; Linux systems, Windows computers, Android devices, tablets, smart phones, etc. Therefore, it's possible to have everything set with an accurate date and time that's capable of communicating with the NTP server.  Once you have a NTP server running on your local network, you are able to set any other computer system or device that uses a time protocol from it; Linux systems, Windows computers, Android devices, tablets, smart phones, etc. Therefore, it's possible to have everything set with an accurate date and time that's capable of communicating with the NTP server. 
  
-Setting the date and time on other Slackware [Linux] systems using a local network NTP server is achieved by typing a simple one-liner:+Setting the date and time on other Slackware [Linux] systems using a local network NTP server is achieved by typing one simple command:
  
 <code> <code>
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 Any requests for help/assitance, questions, suggestions, good or bad or indifferent feedback, can be addressed on the [[https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-arm-108|Slackware ARM LQ forum]]. Any requests for help/assitance, questions, suggestions, good or bad or indifferent feedback, can be addressed on the [[https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/slackware-arm-108|Slackware ARM LQ forum]].
  
-Thank you for being interested in automatically setting the system date and time on a Slackware ARM installed device, and in this SlackDoc page.+Thank you for being interested in automatically setting the system date and time on a Slackware ARM installed device, and in this SlackDocs page.
  
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