I'm trying hard to set the date on Terminal, as I need to do this for something to work.
Please help, I have no clue what to do. It's April 8th 2014, 7:10pm and I've typed literally (without spaces):
04 08 19 10 2014
tried also
08 04 19 10 2014
04 08 19 10 14
04 08 07 10 2014
...
please help, this is super super urgent, for work, trust me not lying !!
Many thanks.
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4)
You must use superuser privileges to set the date but it is not necessary to enable root.
Example
sudo date mmddhhnnyyyy
... but you must substitute the actual date and time in the command that corresponds to the date format used for your location. In other words if your custom is to use a date like 8 February 2014 then reverse the mm and dd values.
Substitute numerals in the above command according to the following:
mm = month
dd = date
hh = hour (24 hour format)
nn = minutes past the hour
yyyy = year
Each of those values must be two digits except for the year which can be two or four digits. As an example if the current date and time is February 8, 2014 at 9 PM your command will be the following:
sudo date 020821002014
or
sudo date 0208210014
Either one will work. If you enter nonsensical values the system will attempt to parse the entry correctly.
Terminal will ask for your Admin Password - the same one you use when you log in to your Mac. Type it and then press the Return key. What you type will not appear, not even with •••• characters.
To verify that your change was effective just type the date command and press the Return key. Terminal will reply with the date and time. The value entered does not have to be precise, it just has to be approximate. Selecting the "Set time and date automatically" checkbox and choosing an appropriate time server in System Preferences > Date & Time will adjust your Mac's system clock to the precise time.
OK, but what can I do then to change the date on Terminal ? Apparently I need to do this to stabilize the date so I can install Mountain Lion (some bug with the time and date apparently..).
Please tell me what to do ??...
dude, help please !! Tell me what to do ! Is there a way to freeze the time, or manually do something to the date withtout going through Terminal ? Or what other possible syntax, formula can I try on Terminal ??
hi, thanks so much for the reply !!
My bad, fully I type this:
date 080419172014
There must be another syntax they're looking for.
I get this message:
date: bind: Permission denied
date: settimeofday (timeval): Operation not permitted
I'm trying to install Mountain Lion and a ton of ppl have had this same message appear when trying to install it (or Mavericks):
"An Error occurred while preparing the installation. Try running this application again."
The bug is actually a problem with stabilizing the date and time, and everything works for the installation just fine afterwards.
There's a thread here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/5467959?start=30&tstart=0
So all that is keeping me from installing this bad boy is just the freaking date and time bug. PLEASE HELP ME, I'm DESPERATE !!!! 😝
srsly though...this is work-related important...
Thanks for all that. It actually worked, as I pressed Enter the values actually followed what I ordered.
But Mountain Lion still didn't work and I got the same error message !!
...
Any idea ??...
Many thanks.
man date | more:
Only the superuser may set the date, and if the system securelevel (see
securelevel(8)) is greater than 1, the time may not be changed by more
than 1 second.
Jo92 wrote:
dude, help please !! Tell me what to do ! Is there a way to freeze the time, or manually do something to the date withtout going through Terminal ? Or what other possible syntax, formula can I try on Terminal ??
If from superuser you can not effectively make your change,
there where 3 other options mention in the disc you linked above. Surely you tried those as well in your desperation?
Install from SafeBoot
Repair permissions
Open a new admin account and install
Jo92 wrote:
MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.4)
Tiger?
You don't give enough information about your Mac or your current OS
I do know you can't upgrade directly from Tiger to Mountain Lion.
OS X Mountain Lion system requirements
To install Mountain Lion, you need one of these Macs:
Your Mac needs:
just did. I get this:
| DATE(1) | BSD General Commands Manual | DATE(1) |
NAME
| date -- display or set date and time |
SYNOPSIS
| date [-ju] [-r seconds] [-v [+|-]val[ymwdHMS]] ... [+output_fmt] |
| date [-jnu] [[[mm]dd]HH]MM[[cc]yy][.ss] |
| date [-jnu] -f input_fmt new_date [+output_fmt] |
| date [-d dst] [-t minutes_west] |
DESCRIPTION
| When invoked without arguments, the date utility displays the current |
| date and time. Otherwise, depending on the options specified, date will |
| set the date and time or print it in a user-defined way. |
| The date utility displays the date and time read from the kernel clock. |
| When used to set the date and time, both the kernel clock and the hard- |
| ware clock are updated. |
| Only the superuser may set the date, and if the system securelevel (see |
| securelevel(8)) is greater than 1, the time may not be changed by more |
| than 1 second. |
Jo92 wrote:
Apparently I need to do this to stabilize the date so I can install Mountain Lion (some bug with the time and date apparently..).
Where did you get this idea? Please explain your situation.
In that case you can conclude the problem isn't related to the system date, and you probably ought to start a new Discussion describing what's going on. I understand the link to the other Discussion but your circumstances are almost certainly different.
Be sure to include all relevant details; as leroydouglas alluded to your profile information probably needs to be updated.
What is the rest of the command you are using? Is this touch?
man touch | moreOK did you look at the man page?
man date | more
tried the first two yes.
Do you think it's got anything to do with account ??....never ever had an issue with installations before...
Cannot set date on Terminal with mmddhhmmyyyy format. Please help ?