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author | Matthew Burgess <matthew@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2013-03-04 22:34:38 +0000 |
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committer | Matthew Burgess <matthew@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2013-03-04 22:34:38 +0000 |
commit | af1c0f03ead8dcce69cd57b416c20b3843bc21bd (patch) | |
tree | 277fa07cae560e0f0c2f73cc69ba483f86e256e0 | |
parent | b06a00851774b60fdbee655938bf0499c0486ecb (diff) |
Remove pre-Systemd setclock configuration instructions.
git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/branches/systemd/BOOK@10193 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
-rw-r--r-- | chapter07/chapter07.xml | 1 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | chapter07/setclock.xml | 68 |
2 files changed, 0 insertions, 69 deletions
diff --git a/chapter07/chapter07.xml b/chapter07/chapter07.xml index a141539be..505712448 100644 --- a/chapter07/chapter07.xml +++ b/chapter07/chapter07.xml @@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="udev.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="symlinks.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="hostname.xml"/> - <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="setclock.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="console.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="locale.xml"/> <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" href="inputrc.xml"/> diff --git a/chapter07/setclock.xml b/chapter07/setclock.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 1daa445ef..000000000 --- a/chapter07/setclock.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,68 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> -<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN" - "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [ - <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent"> - %general-entities; -]> - -<sect1 id="ch-scripts-setclock"> - <?dbhtml filename="setclock.html"?> - - <title>Configuring the setclock Script</title> - - <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-setclock"> - <primary sortas="d-setclock">setclock</primary> - <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm> - - <para>The <command>setclock</command> script reads the time from the hardware - clock, also known as the BIOS or the Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor - (CMOS) clock. If the hardware clock is set to UTC, this script will convert the - hardware clock's time to the local time using the - <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> file (which tells the - <command>hwclock</command> program which timezone the user is in). There is no - way to detect whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC, so this - needs to be configured manually.</para> - - <para>The <command>setclock</command> is run via - <application>udev</application> when the kernel detects the hardware - capability upon boot. It can also be run manually with the stop parameter to - store the system time to the CMOS clock.</para> - - <para>If you cannot remember whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC, - find out by running the <userinput>hwclock --localtime --show</userinput> - command. This will display what the current time is according to the hardware - clock. If this time matches whatever your watch says, then the hardware clock is - set to local time. If the output from <command>hwclock</command> is not local - time, chances are it is set to UTC time. Verify this by adding or subtracting - the proper amount of hours for the timezone to the time shown by - <command>hwclock</command>. For example, if you are currently in the MST - timezone, which is also known as GMT -0700, add seven hours to the local - time.</para> - - <para>Change the value of the <envar>UTC</envar> variable below - to a value of <parameter>0</parameter> (zero) if the hardware clock - is <emphasis>not</emphasis> set to UTC time.</para> - - <para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/sysconfig/clock</filename> by running - the following:</para> - -<screen><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/clock << "EOF" -<literal># Begin /etc/sysconfig/clock - -UTC=1 - -# Set this to any options you might need to give to hwclock, -# such as machine hardware clock type for Alphas. -CLOCKPARAMS= - -# End /etc/sysconfig/clock</literal> -EOF</userinput></screen> - - <para>A good hint explaining how to deal with time on LFS is available - at <ulink url="&hints-root;time.txt"/>. It explains issues such as - time zones, UTC, and the <envar>TZ</envar> environment variable.</para> - - <note><para>The CLOCKPARAMS and UTC paramaters may be alternatively set - in the <filename>/etc/sysconfig/rc.site</filename> file.</para></note> - -</sect1> |