STIME(2) Linux Programmer's Manual STIME(2)
NAME
stime - set time
SYNOPSIS
#include <time.h>
int stime(time_t *t);
Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)):
stime(): _SVID_SOURCE
DESCRIPTION
stime() sets the system's idea of the time and date. The time, pointed
to by t, is measured in seconds since the Epoch, 1970-01-01 00:00:00
+0000 (UTC). stime() may be executed only by the superuser.
RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is
set appropriately.
ERRORS
EFAULT Error in getting information from user space.
EPERM The calling process has insufficient privilege. Under Linux the
CAP_SYS_TIME privilege is required.
CONFORMING TO
SVr4.
SEE ALSO
date(1), settimeofday(2), capabilities(7)
COLOPHON
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Linux 2010-02-25 STIME(2)