When Jason Gunthorpe wrote, I replied: Damn, Jason, you're good! As the attached script ouput shows, that worked like a charm. I suspect that /etc/default/rcS, the existance of which I was totally unaware, was the key. Thanks!! > > On Thu, 27 Aug 1998, Ralph Winslow wrote: > > > Since installing hamm, I've been unable to get my time to work > > properly. I want my cmos clock to keep GMT or Zulu or UTC or > > whatever and have the date command show EDT. The attached shows > > the output of the date command set to EDT which as I understand > > it should be GMT + 4 at this time of year, and the hwclock --show > > output with only a two hour difference. I'm puzzeled and > > chagrined. /etc/init.d/boot contains GMT="-u" BTW. > > Look in /etc/default/rcS, set GMT="-u", make sure /etc/timezone is valid, > sync your clock with 'netdate va.debian.org' then set your cmos clock with > hwclock --utc --systohc > > Jason > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null
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Script started on Wed Aug 26 23:49:30 1998 # date;hwclock --show Wed Aug 26 23:49:52 EDT 1998 Wed Aug 26 21:49:53 1998 -0.800995 seconds # ^D Script done on Wed Aug 26 23:50:00 1998