change time on netware server
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netware server is 8 hours behind actual time. Server also hosting other services such as Groupwise MTA and GWIA. How do i change the time on netware? attached Screenshot shows console of server with version and time infor.
netware server is 8 hours behind actual time. Server also hosting other services such as Groupwise MTA and GWIA. How do i change the time on netware? attached Screenshot shows console of server with version and time infor.
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SET TIME
The SET TIME console command simply sets the NetWare server's internal clock and calendar. There are two command-line parameters:SET TIME [month/day/year] [hour:minute:second]
The first is the date, which is displayed as month/day/year when you get help for the command (HELP SET TIME <Enter>). However, the date may be entered as day/month/year or month/day/year. You must keep the year as the third entry, as entering the year in either of the other two spaces will cause misinterpreted data.
The second is the time, which must be entered in the form hh:mm:ss. However, you can leave the seconds off if you wish.
After resetting the time, you may be prompted with the following warning:
Warning: Time synchronization is active on this server. Are you sure you want to change the time?
It's important that you have your hardware clock set (whether by DOS or another means) before you bring your server up. This will ensure that you have the least amount of time variance--especially in a multi-server environment.
If you are running eDirectory on a multi-server network, changing a secondary server's time may not be desirable because you run the risk of throwing that server into "synthetic time." Changing the time on the Primary time server can cause problems if the time is set behind any secondary servers that are getting their time from this Primary time server. You then also run the risk of throwing the servers into synthetic time.
Synthetic time occurs when time synchronization is lost because the server's local time has been set backwards. Synthetic time is the process of creating timestamps from the most recent timestamp in eDirectory. From this timestamp, the event counter increments until it reaches 65,535 events, then another second is added to time and the event counter continues to increment. This process continues until real time catches up with the synthetic time stamps being used.
You can type "N" for NO to not change the time, or "Y" or YES to go ahead and change the time anyway.
An example would be in the form of:
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To verify the server's date and time, type TIME at the server prompt and press <Enter>. Output similar to the following will appear on the server console:Open in new window
SET TIME ZONE
The SET TIME ZONE console command can be used to either display the server's current time zone or set the server's time zone. To display the server's current time zone, type the following on the server console:Open in new window
Text similar to the following will be displayed on the server's console:Open in new window
In order to set the server's time zone, you need to use the command's command-line parameter:Open in new window
An example of this would be:Open in new window
The following are valid Standard Time Zone Settings:Time ZoneStandard Time ZoneDaylight Savings Time"Australia, Central Time"
CST, '-09:30'
CSut, '+1:00'
"Australia, Eastern Time"
EST, '-10:00'
ESuT, '+1:00'
"Australia, Western Time"
WST, '-08:00'
WSuT, ' +1:00'
"Belgium, Mid-European Time"
MET, '-1:00'
MEST, '+1:00'
"Canada, Newfoundland Time"
STD: NST, '+03:30'
NDT, '+1:00'
"Canada, Atlantic Time"
AST, '+04:00'
ADT, '+1:00'
"Canada, Central Time"
CST, '+06:00'
CDT, '+1:00'
"Canada, Eastern Time"
EST, '+05:00'
EDT, '+1:00'
"Canada, Mountain Time"
MST, '+07:00'
MDT, '+1:00'
"Canada, Pacific Time"
PST, '+08:00'
PDT, '+1:00'
"England, Greenwich Mean Time"
STD: GMT, '+00:00'
BST, '+1:00'
"France, Mid-European Time"
MET, '-01:00'
MEST, '+1:00'
"Germany, Mid-European Time"
MET, '-01:00'
MEST, '+1:00'
"India, Indian Time"
IST, '-05:30'
"Italy, Mid-European Time"
MET, '-01:00
MEST, '+1:00'
"Ireland, Greenwich Mean Time"
STD: GMT, '+00:00'
BST, '+1:00'
"Japan, Japan Time"
JST, '-09:00'
"Luxemburg, Mid-European Time"
MET, '-01:00'
DAY: MEST, '+1:00'
"Netherlands, Mid-European Time"
MET, '-01:00'
DAY: MEST, '+1:00
"New Zealand, New Zealand Time"
STD: NZST, '-12:00'
DAY: NZDT, '+1:00'
"United Kingdom, Greenwich Mean Time"
GMT, '+00:00'
DAY BST, '+1:00'
"United States of America, Alaskan Time"
KST, '+09:00'
KDT, '+1:00'
"United States of America, Atlantic Time"
AST, '+04:00
ADT, '+1:00'
"United States of America, Central Time"
CST, '+06:00'
CDT, '+1:00'
"United States of America, Eastern Time"
EST, '+05:00'
EDT, '+1:00'
"United States of America, Hawaiian-Aleutian Time"
HST, '+10:00'
HDT, '+1:00'
"United States of America, Mountain Time"
MST, '+O7:00'
MDT, '+1:00'
"United States of America, Pacific Time"
PST, '+O8:00'
PDT, '+1:00'
The time zone is composed of three elements. For example: MST7MDT is made up of:
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The first component indicates the type of time. In this case, MST is Mountain Standard Time. The second component is the time relative to Grenwich Mean Time (GMT), which is an international time standard. In this case, MST is +7 hours relative to GMT. The third component indicates if Daylight Savings Time is used in the time zone. In this case, MDT means Mountain Daylight Time, which is a type of Daylight Savings Time. This variable gives the NetWare server all the information it needs to change the time when Daylight Savings Time goes on and goes off.