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+= Setting Your System's Time =
+Occasionally some users need to reset there time, which is quite an easy process involving a few steps at the command line (for those unfamiliar with the command line see the section above this one).
+The following shows the command '''timedatectl status''' on my machine with the wrong Timezone & NTP not enabled. If the output on your machine does NOT have the correct '''Timezone:''' &/or has '''NTP enabled: no''' then continue & we'll fix those problems up:
+ [handy@jarmano ~]$ timedatectl status
+       Local time: Mon 2013-07-08 10:21:32 WST
+   Universal time: Mon 2013-07-08 00:21:32 UTC
+         RTC time: Mon 2013-07-08 00:21:32
+         Timezone: Australia/Perth (WST, +800)
+      NTP enabled: no
+ NTP synchronized: no
+  RTC in local TZ: no
+       DST active: no
+  Last DST change: DST ended at
+                   Sun 2013-04-07 02:59:59 WST
+                   Sun 2013-04-07 02:00:00 WST
+  Next DST change: DST begins (the clock jumps one hour forward) at
+                   Sun 2013-10-06 01:59:59 WST
+                   Sun 2013-10-06 03:00:00 WST
+== Turn on the Network Time Protocol (NTP) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_Time_Protocol] ==
+To do this we use the following command in the Terminal (sudo requires the root password):
+  [handy@jarmano ~]$ sudo timedatectl set-ntp true
+== List Supported Timezones (locales) ==
+The following command lists the supported timezones:
+ [handy@jarmano ~]$ timedatectl list-timezones
+Scroll through this list (use the space bar to move to the next page) to find yours, then use your mouse to highlight it & then copy it using the Terminal's menu or the keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl, Shift & C). Typing '''q''' at any time will return you to the Terminal prompt.
+== Set the Correct Timezone ==
+Now that you have your timezone copied we need to tell the system to use it. We do that with the following command (requires root password), this example uses my timezone of Australia/Sydney:
+ [handy@jarmano ~]$ sudo timedatectl set-timezone Australia/Sydney
+== Verify that your Timezone (time & date) & NTP are working==
+To verify that your input has worked enter the following command:
+ [handy@jarmano ~]$ timedatectl status
+       Local time: Mon 2013-07-08 10:21:32 EST
+   Universal time: Mon 2013-07-08 00:21:32 UTC
+         RTC time: Mon 2013-07-08 00:21:32
+         Timezone: Australia/Sydney (EST, +1000)
+      NTP enabled: yes
+ NTP synchronized: yes
+  RTC in local TZ: no
+       DST active: no
+  Last DST change: DST ended at
+                   Sun 2013-04-07 02:59:59 EST
+                   Sun 2013-04-07 02:00:00 EST
+  Next DST change: DST begins (the clock jumps one hour forward) at
+                   Sun 2013-10-06 01:59:59 EST
+                   Sun 2013-10-06 03:00:00 EST
+You should see the '''Timezone <your.entered.timezone> & '''NTP enabled: yes''' You would only see '''NTP synchronised: yes''' if you have set up your system to use an NTP server, which is beyond the scope of this how-to.
 = Using Multiple Kernels =