Why do I get a "timed out" error when I run the hwclock command in Red Hat Enterprise Linux?
Issue
- On some systems if the
hwclockcommand is run the following message is displayed:
# hwclock --show
select() to /dev/rtc to wait for clock tick timed out
- Also while syncing the hardware clock with the system clock the same error is seen:
# hwclock --systohc
select() to /dev/rtc to wait for clock tick timed out
- Because of the above timeout message the system time changes on every reboot.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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