Set the time machine Linux server

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This is the quick and dirty solution...

To display the current date/time

$ date   << check date/time

To set the date/time

$ sudo date MMDDhhmmYYYY << Example command

Example:

$ sudo date 021520302009  << Use

Linux Set Time

To set time use the following syntax:
# date +%T -s "10:13:13"
Where,

    * 10: Hour (hh)
    * 13: Minute (mm)
    * 30: Second (ss)

Use %p locale’s equivalent of either AM or PM, enter:

# date +%T%p -s "6:10:30AM"
# date +%T%p -s "12:10:30PM"

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