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authorBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2014-04-03 21:52:09 +0000
committerBruce Dubbs <bdubbs@linuxfromscratch.org>2014-04-03 21:52:09 +0000
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Added systemd and dbus to the book.
Set up systemd and System V side-by-side with the ability to reboot to either system. git-svn-id: http://svn.linuxfromscratch.org/LFS/trunk/BOOK@10520 4aa44e1e-78dd-0310-a6d2-fbcd4c07a689
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%general-entities;
]>
-<sect1 id="ch-scripts-setclock">
- <?dbhtml filename="setclock.html"?>
+<sect1 id="ch-scripts-clock">
+ <?dbhtml filename="clock.html"?>
- <title>Configuring the setclock Script</title>
+ <title>Configuring the System Clock</title>
- <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-setclock">
- <primary sortas="d-setclock">setclock</primary>
- <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
+ <para>Procedures for setting the system clock differ between systemd and
+ System V, however the separate procedures do not conflict so both
+ procedures should be accomplished to allow switching between systems.</para>
+
+ <sect2 id="ch-scripts-setclock">
+ <title>System V Clock Configuration</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>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>
+ <para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/sysconfig/clock</filename> by running
+ the following:</para>
<screen><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/sysconfig/clock &lt;&lt; "EOF"
<literal># Begin /etc/sysconfig/clock
@@ -58,11 +65,68 @@ 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>
+ <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>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="ch-scripts-systemd-clock">
+ <title>Systemd Clock Configuration</title>
+
+ <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-clock">
+ <primary sortas="d-clock">clock</primary>
+ <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm>
+
+ <para>This section discusses how to configure the
+ <command>systemd-timedated</command> system service, which configures
+ system clock and timezone.</para>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-timedated</command> reads
+ <filename>/etc/adjtime</filename>, and depending on the contents of the file,
+ it sets the clock to either UTC or local time. Create the
+ <filename>/etc/adjtime</filename> file with the following contents <emphasis>if your
+ hardware clock is set to local time</emphasis>:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>cat &gt; /etc/adjtime &lt;&lt; "EOF"
+<literal>0.0 0 0.0
+0
+LOCAL</literal>
+EOF</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>If <filename>/etc/adjtime</filename> isn't present at first boot,
+ <command>systemd-timedated</command> will assume that hardware clock is
+ set to UTC and create the file using that setting.</para>
+
+ <para>You can also use the <command>timedatectl</command> utility to tell
+ <command>systemd-timedated</command> if your hardware clock is set to
+ UTC or local time:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>timedatectl set-local-rtc 1</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para><command>timedatectl</command> can also be used to change system time and
+ time zone.</para>
+
+ <para>To change your current system time, issue:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>timedatectl set-time YYYY:MM:DD HH:MM:SS</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>Hardware clock will also be updated accordingly.</para>
+
+ <para>To change your current time zone, issue:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>timedatectl set-timezone TIMEZONE</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>You can get list of available time zones by running:</para>
+
+<screen role="nodump"><userinput>timedatectl list-timezones</userinput></screen>
+
+ <note><para>Please note that <command>timedatectl</command> command can
+ be used only on a system booted with Systemd.</para></note>
- <note><para>The CLOCKPARAMS and UTC paramaters may be alternatively set
- in the <filename>/etc/sysconfig/rc.site</filename> file.</para></note>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>