hmm, on Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 07:19:36PM +0100, frantisek holop said that > hmm, on Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 05:21:07PM +0100, Peter Hessler said that > > Did you create the link before or after the programs started? Most > > won't check that file after they start, so they stay in UTC. > > i am finding out that this is a curious situation. > > the said issue happens on a virtual openbsd box in vmware. > when i finish at work, i 'suspend' it by closing vmware. > when i start the image again, i update the time with rdate. > > system time catches up immediately, and other programs > do as well (e.g. gkrellm) but with partial success: they > are always one hour behind. if i explicitly restart > gkrellm, it picks up the correct time. > > could this 1h difference be becuase of daylight saving?
ok, solved. basically, programs (esp. the ones that show time like gkrellm and esp if they are running for prolonged times) should be restarted after TZ changes. -f -- and the reset button lets you re-run autoexec.bat
