I use ntpdate and didn't have to do anything other than set the /etc/defaults/rcS utc line.
Cory -----Original Message----- From: Jacob Meuser [mailto:jakemsr@;jakemsr.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2002 5:46 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: [Eug-lug]What time? On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 05:22:07PM -0800, Cory Petkovsek wrote: > "date" prints the os's clock > "hwclock" prints the hardware's clock > you can set one from the other with > "hwclock --hctosys" or "hwclock --systohc" > > If you want your system in UTC/GMT time you'll want to set your date, then > say, "hwclock --systohc --utc". You'll also need to tell your OS that it is > in UTC time. In debian this is in /etc/defaults/rcS, a line that says > 'UTC=yes' > > You'd use utc time so you don't have to change to/from daylight savings > time. Your OS will know the clock is in UTC time, but will report the > proper local time for you: > $ date > Wed Nov 6 17:21:57 PST 2002 So, does he have to also make changes to the ntpdate config? (I don't know, I don't use ntpdate, but I think that was one of the issues, and I'm curious.) -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Eug-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug _______________________________________________ Eug-LUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.efn.org/cgi-bin/listinfo/eug-lug
