Unable to modify time and date (Precise unity desktop)

a) I can see the time in the top panel.
b) Clicking and choosing Time & Date Settings reveals correct Location.

Set the time: O Automatically
--this simply shows the wrong time (about 6 hours behind)

Set the time: O Manually
--I can change the time, but it does not stick: it ignores me.

This is too annoying as I depend on file dates and times which are now nonsense.

Profuse thanks for any help.

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Originally Posted by windofkeltia

a) I can see the time in the top panel.
b) Clicking and choosing Time & Date Settings reveals correct Location.

Set the time: O Automatically
--this simply shows the wrong time (about 6 hours behind)

Set the time: O Manually
--I can change the time, but it does not stick: it ignores me.

This is too annoying as I depend on file dates and times which are now nonsense.

Profuse thanks for any help.

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does it have an unlock button on the top of the window?


Pierce

No, there's no control I can see.

These are of the most undocumented annoyances in Linux. Therefore I have a file for this containing the commands to (correctly) set the system clock.

Code:

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LC_ALL=C date

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Get your current date as provided by the system. Adjust it's output to the correct date. And fill this in below after the --set="". Make sure to keep the "-signs intact!

Code:

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sudo date --set="Sat Aug 25 11:41:19 CEST 2012"

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Substitute and run.

Code:

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sudo hwclock --systohc --utc

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Copy systemclock to the hardwareclock.

And finally reboot.