GNU/Linux | 
					CentOS 5.2 | 
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					stime(2) | 
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stime − set time
#define
_SVID_SOURCE /* glibc2 needs this */ 
#include <time.h>
int stime(time_t *t);
stime() sets the system’s idea of the time and date. Time, pointed to by t, is measured in seconds from 00:00:00 GMT January 1, 1970. stime() may only be executed by the superuser.
On success, zero is returned. On error, −1 is returned, and errno is set appropriately.
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 EFAULT  | 
 Error in getting information from user space.  | ||
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 EPERM  | 
 The calling process has insufficient privilege. Under Linux the CAP_SYS_TIME privilege is required.  | 
SVr4.
Under glibc2, <time.h> only provides a prototype when _SVID_SOURCE is defined.
date(1), settimeofday(2), capabilities(7)
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