stime(2) [opensolaris man page]
stime(2) System Calls stime(2) NAME
stime - set system time and date SYNOPSIS
#include <unistd.h> int stime(const time_t *tp); DESCRIPTION
The stime() function sets the system's idea of the time and date. The tp argument points to the value of time as measured in seconds from 00:00:00 UTC January 1, 1970. RETURN VALUES
Upon successful completion, 0 is returned. Otherwise, -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the error. ERRORS
The stime() function will fail if: EINVAL The tp argument points to an invalid (negative) value. EPERM The {PRIV_SYS_TIME} privilege is not asserted in the effective set of the calling process. SEE ALSO
time(2), privileges(5) SunOS 5.11 22 Mar 2004 stime(2)
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STIME(2) Linux Programmer's Manual STIME(2) NAME
stime - set time SYNOPSIS
#include <time.h> int stime(const time_t *t); Feature Test Macro Requirements for glibc (see feature_test_macros(7)): stime(): Since glibc 2.19: _DEFAULT_SOURCE Glibc 2.19 and earlier: _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 be executed only 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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