stime(2)

NAME#

stime - set time

SYNOPSIS#

#include <time.h>

[[deprecated]] int stime(const time_t *\nt\n);

stime():

\n
    Since glibc 2.19:
\n
        _DEFAULT_SOURCE
\n
    glibc 2.19 and earlier:
\n
        _SVID_SOURCE

DESCRIPTION#

NOTE: This function is deprecated; use clock_settime(2) instead.

stime() sets the system's idea of the time and date. The time, pointed to by t, is measured in seconds since the Epoch, 1970-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 (UTC). stime() may be executed only by the superuser.

RETURN VALUE#

On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set to indicate the error.

ERRORS#

EFAULT

Error in getting information from user space.

EPERM

The calling process has insufficient privilege. Under Linux, the CAP_SYS_TIME privilege is required.

STANDARDS#

None.

HISTORY#

SVr4.

Starting with glibc 2.31, this function is no longer available to newly linked applications and is no longer declared in <time.h>.

SEE ALSO#

date(1), settimeofday(2), capabilities(7)