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How to set the correct time with the command-line on Debian.

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Setting the system time with Debian Linux is very simple, using the date command, you may display the current date/time, then copy this to the date -s “” command and then edit it to the proper value. This is the easiest technique to set the Linux system time.

This is the existing date.

root@deusexmachina:/home/neo# date
Sun Mar 25 06:43:17 EST 2012

So, we have to set a new date on the machine.

root@deusexmachina:/home/neo# date -s "Sun Mar 25 17:43:17 EST 2012"
Sun Mar 25 17:43:17 EST 2012
root@deusexmachina:/home/neo#

Now the date is correct.

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