Which command would correctly set a router's date and time?

The correct answer is C. > set date 199708290900.00. To manually set a Juniper router's date and time, the set date command is used in operational mode. The command requires the date and time to be specified in the YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS format.

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A
set date 199708290900.00
B
set system time 199708290900.00
C
set date 199708290900.00
D
set system time 199708290900.00

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To manually set a Juniper router's date and time, the `set date` command is used in operational mode. The command requires the date and time to be specified in the `YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS` format.

A# set date 199708290900.00

This command is in configuration mode (`#`), but setting the date/time is an operational task and not part of the persistent configuration.

B# set system time 199708290900.00

This command is in configuration mode (`#`) and uses incorrect syntax for setting the system time.

C> set date 199708290900.00Correct

The `set date` command is used in operational mode (indicated by `>`) to manually set the system's date and time, using the format `YYYYMMDDHHMM.SS`.

D> set system time 199708290900.00

While in operational mode, the command `set system time` is not the correct syntax; the correct command is `set date`.

Concept tested: Setting system date and time

Source: https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/junos-basics/topics/topic-map/junos-os-basics-date-time.html

Topics

#system time#set date#Junos CLI#operational mode

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