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## NAME
       org.freedesktop.timedate1 - The D-Bus interface of systemd-timedated

## INTRODUCTION
       [**systemd-timedated.service**(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/systemd-timedated.service/8/markdown) is a system service that can be used to control the system time
       and related settings. This page describes the D-Bus interface.

## THE D-BUS API
       The service exposes the following interfaces on the bus:

           node /org/freedesktop/timedate1 {
             interface org.freedesktop.timedate1 {
               methods:
                 SetTime(in  x usec_utc,
                         in  b relative,
                         in  b interactive);
                 SetTimezone(in  s timezone,
                             in  b interactive);
                 SetLocalRTC(in  b local_rtc,
                             in  b fix_system,
                             in  b interactive);
                 SetNTP(in  b use_ntp,
                        in  b interactive);
                 ListTimezones(out as timezones);
               properties:
                 readonly s Timezone = '...';
                 readonly b LocalRTC = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly b CanNTP = ...;
                 readonly b NTP = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly b NTPSynchronized = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly t TimeUSec = ...;
                 @org.freedesktop.DBus.Property.EmitsChangedSignal("false")
                 readonly t RTCTimeUSec = ...;
             };
             interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Peer { ... };
             interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Introspectable { ... };
             interface org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties { ... };
           };















### Methods
       Use **SetTime()** to change the system clock. Pass a value of microseconds since the UNIX epoch
       (1 Jan 1970 UTC). If _relative_ is true, the passed usec value will be added to the current
       system time. If it is false, the current system time will be set to the passed usec value. If
       the system time is set with this method, the RTC will be updated as well.

       Use **SetTimezone()** to set the system timezone. Pass a value like "Europe/Berlin" to set the
       timezone. Valid timezones are listed in /usr/share/zoneinfo/zone.tab. If the RTC is
       configured to be maintained in local time, it will be updated accordingly.

       Use **SetLocalRTC()** to control whether the RTC is in local time or UTC. It is strongly
       recommended to maintain the RTC in UTC. However, some OSes (Windows) maintain the RTC in
       local time, which might make it necessary to enable this feature. Note that this might create
       various problems as daylight changes could be missed. If _fix_system_ is "true", the time from
       the RTC is read again and the system clock is adjusted according to the new setting. If
       _fix_system_ is "false", the system time is written to the RTC taking the new setting into
       account. Use _fix_system=true_ in installers and livecds where the RTC is probably more
       reliable than the system time. Use _fix_system=false_ in configuration UIs that are run during
       normal operation and where the system clock is probably more reliable than the RTC.

       Use **SetNTP()** to control whether the system clock is synchronized with the network using
       systemd-timesyncd. This will enable and start or disable and stop the chosen time
       synchronization service.

       **ListTimezones()** returns a list of time zones known on the local system as an array of names
       ("["Africa/Abidjan", "Africa/Accra", ..., "UTC"]").

### Properties
       _Timezone_ shows the currently configured time zone.  _LocalRTC_ shows whether the RTC is
       configured to use UTC (false), or the local time zone (true).  _CanNTP_ shows whether a service
       to perform time synchronization over the network is available, and _NTP_ shows whether such a
       service is enabled.

       _NTPSynchronized_ shows whether the kernel reports the time as synchronized (c.f.
       [**adjtimex**(3)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/adjtimex/3/markdown)).  _TimeUSec_ and _RTCTimeUSec_ show the current time on the system and in the RTC.
       The purpose of those three properties is to allow remote clients to access this information
       over D-Bus. Local clients can access the information directly.

       Whenever the _Timezone_ and _LocalRTC_ settings are changed via the daemon, **PropertyChanged**
       signals are sent out to which clients can subscribe.

       Note that this service will not inform you about system time changes. Use [**timerfd**(3)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/timerfd/3/markdown) with
       **CLOCK**___**REALTIME** and **TFD**___**TIMER**___**CANCEL**___**ON**___**SET** for that.

### Security
       The _interactive_ boolean parameters can be used to control whether **polkit**[1] should
       interactively ask the user for authentication credentials if required.

       The polkit action for **SetTimezone()** is org.freedesktop.timedate1.set-timezone. For
       **SetLocalRTC()** it is org.freedesktop.timedate1.set-local-rtc, for **SetTime()** it is
       org.freedesktop.timedate1.set-time and for **SetNTP()** it is org.freedesktop.timedate1.set-ntp.
       **ListTimezones()** does not require any privileges.

## EXAMPLES
### Example 1. Introspect org.freedesktop.timedate1 on the bus

           $ gdbus introspect --system \
             --dest org.freedesktop.timedate1 \
             --object-path /org/freedesktop/timedate1


## VERSIONING
       These D-Bus interfaces follow **the** **usual** **interface** **versioning** **guidelines**[2].

## SEE ALSO
       **More** **information** **on** **how** **the** **system** **clock** **and** **RTC** **interact**[3]

## NOTES
        1. polkit
           <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/polkit/docs/latest/>

        2. the usual interface versioning guidelines
           <http://0pointer.de/blog/projects/versioning-dbus.html>

        3. More information on how the system clock and RTC interact
           <https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2011-May/002526.html>



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