System clock is out of sync after cold boot if battery-backed RTC is not rtc0
Issue
The system time gets reset after unplugging the power cord if the battery-backed real-time clock (RTC) is not registered as /dev/rtc0 in the system.
Environment
- RHEL5
- RHEL6
- RHEL7
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