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33 .Nd "adjust local time CMOS clock to reflect time zone changes and keep current timezone offset for the kernel"
42 utility maintains the proper relationship between the kernel clock, which
43 is always set to UTC, and the CMOS clock, which may be set to local
47 utility also informs the kernel about machine timezone shifts to
48 maintain proper timestamps for local time file systems such as the MS-DOS
50 The main purpose of this thing is not general fixing of
51 initially broken MS-DOS file timestamp idea but keeping
52 the same timestamps between
55 and MS-DOS operating system installed on the same
58 .Pa /etc/wall_cmos_clock
59 exists, it means that CMOS clock keeps local time (MS-DOS and MS-Windows
61 If that file does not exist, it means that the CMOS clock keeps UTC time.
64 utility passes this state to the
65 .Va machdep.wall_cmos_clock
68 Adjustments may be needed at system startup and shutdown, and
69 whenever a time zone change occurs.
70 To handle these different situations,
72 is invoked in two ways:
75 This form handles system startups and shutdowns.
78 utility is invoked with this option from
80 on entry to multi-user mode, before any other daemons have been started.
83 utility puts itself into the background.
84 Then, for a local time CMOS clock,
86 reads the local time from it
87 and sets the kernel clock to the corresponding UTC time.
90 utility also stores the local time zone offset into the
92 kernel variable, for use by subsequent invocations of
94 and by local time file systems.
96 For a local time CMOS clock
98 pauses, and remains inactive as a background daemon until it
103 will normally be sent by
105 when the system leaves multi-user mode (usually, because the system
110 reads the UTC kernel clock and updates the CMOS clock, if necessary,
111 to ensure that it reflects the current local time zone.
116 This form is used to update the local time CMOS clock and kernel
117 .Va machdep.adjkerntz
118 variable when time zone changes occur,
119 e.g., when entering or leaving daylight savings time.
122 utility uses the kernel clock's UTC time,
123 the previously stored
124 time zone offset, and the changed time zone rule to
125 calculate a new time zone offset.
126 It stores the new offset into the
127 .Va machdep.adjkerntz
128 kernel variable, and updates the wall CMOS clock to the new local time.
131 was started at a nonexistent time (during a timezone change), it exits
132 with a warning diagnostic unless the
134 option was used, in which case
136 sleeps 30 minutes and tries again.
138 This form should be invoked from root's
140 every half hour between midnight and 5am, when most modern time
142 Warning: don't use the
146 command line, or multiple
148 instances could conflict with each other.
153 utility clears the kernel timezone structure and makes the kernel clock run
154 in the UTC time zone.
155 Super-user privileges are required for all operations.
159 Time zone change rule, see
168 .Bl -tag -width /etc/wall_cmos_clock -compact
169 .It Pa /etc/localtime
170 Current zoneinfo file, see
174 .It Pa /etc/wall_cmos_clock
176 Its presence indicates that the machine's CMOS clock is set to local
177 time, while its absence indicates a UTC CMOS clock.
183 logs an error message via
185 and exits with a nonzero return code.
200 .An Andrey A. Chernov Aq ache@astral.msk.su