[BlueOnyx:23139] Re: 5209R - time

[Larry Smith]

On Mon August 19 2019 11:31, Colin Jack wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> > Hi Colin,
> >
> > > I have a new 5209R which will not allow me to set the time from the
> > > GUI.
> > >
> > > Fine from the CLI but via the GUI it will not allow me to save changes.
> > > Any
> >
> > thoughts?
> >
> > Not enough info. What happens when you try to save?
>
> 😊 ... never enough info!
>
> If I change it in the GUI ... so change to GMT and ntp server to say
> uk.pool.ntp.org Save - nothing changes.
>
> If I change the time and save that saves but if I then go to the CLI and
> check 'date' it is wrong/different to the GUI. If I set the time in the CLI
> then it saves okay.
>
> > > If the time is being stored in CODB then that will overwrite the time
> > > with the
> >
> > wrong setting in due course?
>
> We should be okay then, providing the NTP server setting is correct?
>
> A bit odd but as long as the time doesn't keep changing we should be okay.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Colin

Just a wild guess, but have you checked the hardware clock
compared to the system time.  I have had issues setting the
time correctly when the hardware clock and the system time
were very far off. (hwclock)

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Larry Smith
lesmith at ecsis.net