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)

Referenced By

explain(1), explain(3), explain_stime(3), explain_stime_or_die(3), rtc(4)