STIME(2)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 effec‐
tive set of the calling process.
SEE ALSOtime(2), privileges(5)
Mar 22, 2004 STIME(2)