# Time Administration Tool Manual

## Introduccion

The Time Administration Tool allows you to set the time, date and timezone of your system, as well as setting any time server to synchronize your local time server.

## Per començar

You can start Time Administration Tool in the following ways:

Menut Sistèma

- Choose Administration Time and Date.

Context menu in the clock applet

- Choose Adjust Date and Time.

Linha de comanda

- Execute the following command: `time-admin`

When you start Time Administration Tool, you may be prompted for the administrator password, this is necessary because the changes done with this tool will affect the whole system.

After entering the administrator password, the time configuration window is displayed.

### Time Administration Tool main window, automatic configuration mode

Shows Time Administration Tool main window, automatic configuration mode.

### Time Administration Tool main window, manual configuration mode

Shows Time Administration Tool main window, manual configuration mode.

The Time Administration Tool main window contains the following elements:

Fus orari

- Displays your current timezone, the button displays a map for selecting timezone.

Configuration type

- It can be either:

  Keep synchronized with Internet servers

- You will be able to choose from a list of Internet servers to keep your computer clock synchronized automatically.

Manual

- You will be able to fully specify date and time by hand.

Synchronize now button

- This will allow you to synchronize just once with the selected Internet servers.

## Utilizacion

### To change your time or date

Just change the time spin buttons or the date in the calendar.

### To change your time zone

Click on the Select time zone button and select the new location, alternatively you can also select the new location from the list below.

#### Time Administration Tool map

Shows Time Administration Tool map window.

### To synchronize your local time server with internet time servers

If the checkbox is disabled, enable it, then click on the Select servers button and select a new server in the list.

#### Time Administration Tool servers window

Shows Time Administration Tool servers window.