On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 12:20:46 +0000 (UTC), James wrote: > I have an identical question. > I set /etc/localtime this way: > cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST /etc/localtime
You no longer need to do that. The timezone-data ebuild used the TIMEZONE variable in conf.d/clock to copy the correct file for you. > I'm in Florida and my /etc/conf.d/clock settings > are: > > CLOCK="EST" > TIMEZONE="/usr/share/zoneinfoAmerica/New_York" > > Is it correct to use EST or should it be local? local (or UTC, which is generally preferable). This variable sets whether your clock uses local or UTC time, it has nothing to do with setting your timezone. TIMEZONE should be America/New_York -- Neil Bothwick When puns are outlawed only outlaws will have puns.
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