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diff --git a/chapter07/setclock.xml b/chapter07/setclock.xml index 5ebdfdc76..ad794cb9e 100644 --- a/chapter07/setclock.xml +++ b/chapter07/setclock.xml @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ <primary sortas="d-setclock">setclock</primary> <secondary>configuring</secondary></indexterm> -<para>This setclock script reads the time from your hardware clock, also +<para>This <command>setclock</command> script reads the time from your hardware clock, also known as BIOS or CMOS (Complementry Metal-Oxide Semiconductor) clock, and either converts that time to localtime using the <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> file (if the hardware clock is set to GMT) or not (if the hardware clock is already set to localtime). @@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ There is no way to auto-detect whether the hardware clock is set to GMT or not, so we need to configure that here ourselves.</para> <para>Change the value of the <emphasis>UTC</emphasis> variable below to a -<emphasis>0</emphasis> (zero) if your hardware clock is not set to GMT +<parameter>0</parameter> (zero) if your hardware clock is not set to GMT time.</para> <para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/sysconfig/clock</filename> by running the following:</para> -<screen><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/clock << "EOF"</userinput> +<screen><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/clock << "EOF" # Begin /etc/sysconfig/clock UTC=1 # End /etc/sysconfig/clock -<userinput>EOF</userinput></screen> +EOF</userinput></screen> <para>Now, you may want to take a look at a very good hint explaining how we deal with time on LFS at <ulink url="&hints-root;time.txt"/>. |