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stime() - Unix, Linux System Call
NAME
stime - set time
SYNOPSIS
#define _SVID_SOURCE /* glibc2 needs this */
#include <time.h>
int stime(time_t *t);
DESCRIPTION
stime() sets the systems idea of the time and date. Time, pointed
to by t, is measured in seconds from 00:00:00 GMT January 1, 1970.
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
Tag | Description |
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.
NOTES
Under glibc2,
<time.h> only provides a prototype when
_SVID_SOURCE is defined.
SEE ALSO
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