STIME(2) |
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STIME(2) |
NAME
stime - set time
SYNOPSIS
#include <time.h>
int stime(time_t *
t
);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see
feature_test_macros(7)):
stime(): _SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
stime() sets the system's idea of the time and date. The time, pointed to by
t, is measured in seconds since the Epoch, 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 (UTC).
stime() may be executed only by the superuser.
RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and
errno is set appropriately.
ERRORS
-
EFAULT
-
Error in getting information from user space.
-
EPERM
-
The calling process has insufficient privilege. Under Linux the
CAP_SYS_TIME privilege is required.
CONFORMING TO
SVr4.
SEE ALSO
date(1),
settimeofday(2),
capabilities(7)
COLOPHON
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