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.TH RDATE 8 "Mar 16, 2006"
.SH NAME
rdate \- set system date from a remote host
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBrdate\fR \fIhostname\fR
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
\fBrdate\fR sets the local date and time from the \fIhostname\fR given as an
argument. You must have the authorization \fBsolaris.system.date\fR on the
local system. Typically, \fBrdate\fR is used in a startup script.
.sp
.LP
\fBrdate\fR requests are responded to by the "time" service on the specified
host. To enable the "time" service, use the following commands:
.sp
.in +2
.nf
svcadm enable time:stream
svcadm enable time:dgram
.fi
.in -2
.sp

.SH USAGE
.sp
.LP
The \fBrdate\fR command is IPv6-enabled. See \fBip6\fR(4P).
.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
.BR ip6 (4P),
.BR inetd.conf (5),
.BR attributes (7),
.BR inetd (8)