Set The Date and Time For Linux

Posted on 20 October, 2016

This tutorial will show you how to set the date and time for Linux

To set your Linux Servers system date and time from the command prompt (bash shell) use the date command to display the current date and time or set the system date / time over ssh session

You must login as root user to use date command.

Linux Set Date

Use the following syntax to set new data and time:
date set=”STRING”

For example, set new data to 2 Oct 2006 18:00:00, type the following command as root user:

date -s "8 FEB 2009 11:00:00"

OR

date set="8 FEB 2009 11:00:00"