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jbryner
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 Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:08 pm Post subject: problem with the date command--solved |
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Just re-installed my system after a crash and 'date' is the only thing left complaining:
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bash-2.05b# date
Sun Feb 6 14:04:20 Local time zone must be set--see zic manual page 2005
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My date epplet in enlightenment says the right time and I've got the link set:
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bash-2.05b# ls -la /etc/timezone
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 27 Dec 26 10:48 /etc/timezone -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/PST8PDT
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I've also got the rc.conf clock=local thing covered.
What could it be?
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adaptr
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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The link should be called localtime, not timezone.
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jbryner
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:08 pm Post subject: duh |
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 duh. Thanks.
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adaptr
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| Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:41 pm Post subject: |
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Erm.. you don't - infamy forever!
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Esben
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| Posted: Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:24 pm Post subject: |
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| adaptr wrote: | | Erm.. you don't - infamy forever! |
Good thing, too ---- I just made the same mistake
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grx
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| Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 5:51 am Post subject: |
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I have a question about this still--
I've tried setting clock="local" in rc.conf, but it doesn't seem to change anything. My clock is still seven hours behind, because it thinks the BIOS time is UTC. What am I forgetting to do? |
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kimchi_sg
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| Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 6:43 am Post subject: |
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Leave the BIOS time (the "hardware clock") in UTC. This is the normal way of doing things, unless you are dual-booting with Windows.
| grx wrote: | | What am I forgetting to do? |
Perhaps you have forgotten to set the correct time zone symblic link. Use this command to find out what timezone file to link to (choose the one which is closest to your real timezone): | Code: | | ls /usr/share/zoneinfo |
Then link the timezone file to /etc/localtime. The following command assumes that you are in the GMT timezone (for those living in the UK): | Code: | | ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT /etc/localtime |
P.S. Please change the CLOCK variable in /etc/conf.d/clock back to "UTC", unless you dual-boot with Windows. |
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racoontje
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| Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:26 am Post subject: |
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| BTW, GMT =! UK... GMT never changes. People in the UK still have BST (british summer time)... |
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grx
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| Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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| I am dual booting with windows-- what should I do then? |
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kimchi_sg
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| Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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Then leave it at CLOCK="local" should be okay. But remember to create the proper /etc/localtime symlink.
Also, make sure your BIOS clock is actually set to local time in this case. |
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