[lug] Why can't I set my date

[stimits at comcast.net]

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On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 1:24 PM, <stimits at comcast.net> wrote:> > Perhaps you need to disable ntp service first.
 
> Yes, that is what I thought. After turning it off with 'sudo service> ntp stop' I look for it with 'ps ax | grep ntp' and don't see it.> (The same command did show ntpd before I turned it off. Is there an> ntp process with another name?
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That is all that should be required to disable NTP, at least on most distributions. I don't suppose you have a CMOS/BIOS password requirement on the motherboard?
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