SUMMARY - Date Problem.

From: Ran Zahor <ran_at_wiztec.co.il>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 12:38:46 +0200

My original message :

> I'm having a rather odd problem, after I shutdown the alpha DEC 3000 > > 600
> and reboot it the date change to the year 2036 and I have to change it
> manually, the time is still correct.
> I'm using the Digital unix 3.2c, had someone experience such an odd
> problem ?

Thanks to a lot to :
          Gordy Thomps
           Tom Webster
          Alan Davis.

The answer was most identical :

Here is the procedure we got from DEC to fix our DEC 3000 300 with
wrong year problem. It works on our system.
        
The problem with changing the year is that the year is stored in the
boot block on the system disk. The method given to change this is to
change the system date in single-user mode, and rewrite the boot block
using 'mount -u/'.
         
        #shutdown -h now (halt the system)

>>> BOOT -FL S (system boots to single user)
        #date
        Wed Dec 14 13:18:26 EST 2036
        #date -n 11081320.0095 (monthdayhourminute.year)
        #date
        Wed Nov 8 13:20:04 EST 1995
        
        #mount -u /
        #sync
        #sync
        #halt

>>>BOOT

        It is important to do this in EXACTLY THIS SEQUENCE.

Best
 regards,

 All above opinions are personal, unless stated otherwise.
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Received on Tue Oct 15 1996 - 13:24:21 NZDT

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