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PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:05 pm    Post subject: date change Reply with quote

How do I change the date to easten time?
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=7

Follow the hand book. Before you post in the forums, it's a wise decision to poke around in the handbook a little. You'll get your answer faster.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:16 pm    Post subject: Thank you Reply with quote

I have sceent that before and could not find it. On page 5.a of the manual it talks about setting the date and time, but dose not exactly tell you how to do that.

Thank you!!!!
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:20 pm    Post subject: This is confusing Reply with quote

OK, I did what it said in the handbook and now it change it from GMT to UST.
I need it to EST.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Code:
date MMDDhhmmYYYY

exemple : date 121310372004
for : 12/12/2004 10h37


or

Code:
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Eastern /etc/localtime



you can find it there :
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

EST as in eastern? I believe you change it to 'Atlantic' but I could be off. I'm not anywhere near my home computer right now.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I gave an exemple from where I live... but you have to put the right value for you....
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 1:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh, right.

Just kidding then....heh....
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