To change the date and/or time on computer systems using the UNIX operating system, log in as "root" and use the date command. To do this, follow the instructions below:
- Go to the main module list of Profits Plus, use CTRL-C then press the ENTER key to go out to the "$" prompt.
- At the $ prompt, type: su root
- Press the ENTER key. The system then prompts for a password. Enter the company password.
· Do not be surprised if the password does not display on the screen as it is being typed in.
· Be sure the caps lock is NOT on.
- Press the ENTER key again. This procedure logs you in temporarily as "root". This allows for permission to change the time/date.
- The system will now display a "#" (pound) sign next to the cursor. Note: if the cursor does not appear next to a # sign, repeat the previous steps.
- At the # sign, type: date Then press the ENTER key. This will give the current system date and time.
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To change the date and/or time, type: date MMddhhmmyy (Note: there is one blank space between "date" and "MM"
- MM means month, dd means day, hh means hour, mm means minutes and yy means year.
- Use 2 digits, even if a zero is needed as part of the number (i.e. January would be entered as 01)
- The hour and minutes should be expressed in military time, using a 24-hour clock (i.e. 2:37 p.m. is entered as 14 for the hh and 37 for the mm)
- Note: the two digits for year (yy) are optional. If the year is correct, the last two digits don't have to be entered.
- As an example, if the date and time needs to be reset to 5:15 p.m. on July 2, at the # sign type: date 07021715 Then press the ENTER key. (remember, there is one blank space between "date" and Month)
· Note that no "/" is entered between the sets of digits.
· If the year that appeared when the system's current date and time first came into view was incorrect, and it needs to be changed, then enter: date 0702171500 Then press the ENTER key. (remember, the one blank space after "date")
- Once again type: date and press the ENTER key.
- The new system date and time will be displayed. Confirm that it has been set correctly. If not, repeat the previous steps.
- If the date and time are correct, type: exit and press the ENTER key.
- This brings the system back to the $ prompt. Type: b and press the ENTER key. You will now be back at the main module list of Profits Plus.