# Using the Real Time Clock (RTC) on Zymkey

**URL:** <https://community.zymbit.com/t/using-the-real-time-clock-rtc-on-zymkey/84>\
**Category:** ZYMKEY4\
**Created:** [November 22, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/using-the-real-time-clock-rtc-on-zymkey/84 "2016-11-22T09:51:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![wiill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/76d3ee/32.png) [@wiill](https://community.zymbit.com/u/wiill)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.zymbit.com/t/using-the-real-time-clock-rtc-on-zymkey/84/12 "2017-06-17T14:04:05Z")

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Hi @Scott,

Thanks for your feedback, no problem!  
Can’t wait for next tuesday 😉

In the meantime, here is the output for the `sudo systemctl status zkbootrtc`

```
pi@ ____ :~ $ sudo systemctl status zkbootrtc
● zkbootrtc.service - Restore System Clock from Zymkey
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/zkbootrtc.service; enabled)
   Active: inactive (dead) since jeu. 1970-01-01 23:50:18 CET; 49s ago
  Process: 422 ExecStart=/sbin/zkbootrtc (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
 Main PID: 422 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

janv. 01 23:50:18 ____ zkbootrtc[422]: /sbin/zkbootrtc: system time was initially 9.000219131. Time is now 82218
janv. 01 23:50:18 ____ systemd[1]: Started Restore System Clock from Zymkey.

pi@ ____ :~ $ date
jeudi 1 janvier 1970, 23:52:08 (UTC+0100)

```

Hope the coin cell is allright…

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