System clock is out of sync after cold boot if battery-backed RTC is not rtc0

Solution Verified - Updated -

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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