NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       rdate - network date client

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/sbin/rdate [-s] [-v] [network]

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  system date and time will be set to the median value.
       The time values returned by all responding hosts  will  be
       reported.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  rdate  command  is  invoked at boot time to reset the
       system date and time to the current network date and time.
       The rdate program sends a broadcast datagram packet on the
       specified network or on the system default network  if  no
       network  is specified. The program will then wait two seconds
 for  responses.   After  that  time,  the  arithmetic
       median of the responses is taken.

RESTRICTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       In  order  for rdate to determine a network time, at least
       one of the running hosts on the network  must  be  running
       the  internet  time  service. Machines with their own battery-backed-up
 time-of-day clock may  not  desire  to  set
       time in this manner.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: date(1)



                                                         rdate(8)