[Linux-Discussion] Re: changing system date
- From: Nils Vogels <nivo+linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: linux-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 20:06:55 +0200
On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 11:49:50AM -0500, S. Arif Khalid wrote:
> Will it mess anything up to set the system date back or forward occasionally?
Yes, it will mess up the crontab, a program which makes sure things like
system maintenance etc are done in times that the system isnt busy.
It could also mess up your X server, screensaver... basically anything time
dependant that is running.
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