stime(2) - Linux man page
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 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)