Set system time

This guide describes how to reset the time in your Clear Linux* OS system when the default NTP servers cannot be reached.

Clear Linux OS uses the systemd-timesyncd.service daemon to synchronize time.

1. Install the sysadmin-basic bundle.

   sudo swupd bundle-add sysadmin-basic
   

2. Set your time zone. This example uses Los Angeles.

   timedatectl set-timezone America/Los_Angeles
   

   Note

   To see a list of time zones, use the command: timedatectl list-timezones | grep <locale>

3. Create a /etc/systemd/ directory.

   sudo mkdir -p /etc/systemd/
   

4. Create a new file named /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf and enter the following text.

   [Time]
   NTP=<Preferred Server>
   FallbackNTP=<backup server 1> <backup server 2>
   

5. Enable the systemd-timesyncd service.

   sudo timedatectl set-ntp true
   

Note

To check the service status, use the timedatectl status command.

To restart the timesyncd daemon, enter systemctl restart systemd-timesyncd into your terminal emulator.

Congratulations! You successfully set up the time in your Clear Linux OS system.