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.
EFAULT |
Error in getting information from user space. | ||
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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