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>13.4. When the clock is wrong</H1
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> The Linux software clock is not always accurate. It is
kept running by a periodic <I
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generated by PC hardware. If the system has too many processes
running, it may take too long to service the timer interrupt, and
the software clock starts slipping behind. The hardware clock
runs independently and is usually more accurate. If you boot
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servers), it will usually keep fairly accurate time. </P
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> If you need to adjust the hardware clock, it is usually
simplest to reboot, go into the BIOS setup screen, and do it
from there. This avoids all trouble that changing system time
might cause. If doing it via BIOS is not an option, set the new
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