Setting the Date and Time on a Ubuntu Server

© copyright 06.Mar.2009 by Paul Bradley filed under Ubuntu

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The new VPS server we use for our MySQL backup service, needed it's date and time changing, not having done this before I have documented it here so I don't forgot the command line syntax in the future.

sudo date -s "5 MAR 2009 08:00"

 

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Paul Bradley

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Paul Bradley is a VB.NET software developer living and working in Cumbria. He provides PHP & MySQL bespoke development services via his software development company, Carlisle Software Limited.
He has over 20 years programming experience.

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