Quick Start Guide
• If you only run Linux on your machine, set the hardware clock to UTC and have
the switch from standard time to daylight saving time performed automatically.
You can change the date and time manually or opt for synchronizing your machine
against an NTP server, either permanently or just for adjusting your hardware clock.
Procedure 11.2: Manually Adjusting Time and Date
1 In the YaST timezone module, click Change to set date and time.
2 Select Manually and enter date and time values.
3 Conrm your changes with Accept.
Procedure 11.3: Setting Date and Time With NTP Server
1 Click Change to set date and time.
2 Select Synchronize with NTP Server.
3 Enter the address of an NTP server, if not already populated.
4 Click Synchronize Now, to get your system time set correctly.
5 If you want to make use of NTP permanently, enable Save NTP Conguration.
6 With the Congure button, you can open the advanced NTP conguration. For
details, see Section “Conguring an NTP Client with YaST” (Chapter 17, Time
Synchronization with NTP, ↑Reference).
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