cdist-type__hwclock - Manage the hardware real time clock.
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Boolean Parameters
None.
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7.0.0 Sep 11, 2024 CDIST-TYPE__HWCLOCK(7)
Description
This type can be used to control how the hardware clock is used by the operating system.
Examples
# Make the operating system treat the time read from the hwclock as UTC.
__hwclock --mode UTC
Name
cdist-type__hwclock - Manage the hardware real time clock.
Optional Parameters
None.
Required Parameters
mode What mode the hardware clock is in.
Acceptable values:
localtime
The hardware clock is set to local time (common for systems also running Windows.)
UTC The hardware clock is set to UTC (common on UNIX systems.)
See Also
hwclock(8)
