failed to synchronize hardware clock

[JB]

Randolph Jones <jonesrf1 <at> qwest.net> writes:

> 
> fedora13 amd 4core
> 
> my time is off consistently
> when i use the admin datetime wizard it changes the time while givig
> error message
> failed to synchronize hardware clock.
> sometimes reboot keeps the right time, often not.
> this is a new computer
> i have googled this error message without finding anythin useful
> 
> any ideas?
> TIA
> rfjones
> 

System - Admin- Date & Time
clear (turn off) Synchronize date and time over the network
set manually your time
click OK

If your machine is not a time-serving reference point on a network, you should
be fine.
Otherwise you have to investigate your NTP synchronization IP addresses.
 
JB