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. 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.
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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