<qandaentry>

        <question id="kernel-chflag-failure">

          <para>I can't change the time on my system by more than one second!

	        How do I get around this?</para>

        </question>

        <answer>

          <para>Short answer: You're probably at security level

	    greater than 1.  Reboot directly to single user mode to

	    change the date.</para>

          <para>Long answer: FreeBSD disallows changing the time by

              more that one second at security levels greater than 1.  You

              can check your security level with the command:</para>

	  <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>sysctl kern.securelevel</userinput></screen>

	   <para>You cannot lower the security level; you have to boot

	     to single mode to change the date, or change the security

	     level in <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename> then reboot. See

	     the &man.init.8; man page for details on securelevel, and

	     see <filename>/etc/defaults/rc.conf</filename> and the

	     &man.rc.conf.5; man page for more information on rc.conf.</para>

        </answer>

      </qandaentry>