How to Reset the Date on a Solaris 8

Change the date on a computer running Solaris 8.

Solaris is a Unix operating system, created by Sun Microsystems, that was released as a successor to SunOS. Version 8 was released in 2000 and will continue to receive support until 2012. Most people running Solaris 8 use the NTP (network time protocol) to keep their system time in sync. If you are not running NTP, however, you can change your system time and date manually.

Instructions

1. Connect to your Solaris 8 server by using Telnet or SSH.

2. Log in using the root user account.

3. Enter the date command: "#date" (without quotes). Leave a space, then enter the new date and time in this format: "mmddhhmmyy." The correct order is month, day, hour, minute and year.

4. Hit "Enter" after typing in the new date and time to update them. Log out of your Solaris 8 server.

References

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