Rajko M. wrote:
> On Saturday 31 March 2007 06:26, dwain wrote:
>   
>> Could some one explain why there is a 5 hour difference between my
>> system clock and the clock in opensuse?  Opensuse is running 5 hours
>> behind.  I have the time zone set to Central.  I don't quite
>> understand.  I downloaded the time zone patch today when I reinstalled
>> the os.  I'm puzzled.
>>
>> Dwain
>>     
>
> In YaST  Control center -- System -- Date and Time
> Field "Hardware Clock Set To" select "Local" if you have windows on the same 
> computer, as windows use local time, not UTC, if not than leave it on "UTC", 
> but use button Change to set your clock and it will display proper time. 
>
> It wouldn't be bad idea to read left pane in the same window with tile "Time 
> Zone and Clock Settings". 
>
> BTW, where you have found "the time zone patch"? 
>  
>   
When I updated my machine I noticed that it came down then.

I am not running dual systems.  If I understand you correctly leave the
system hardware clock set to UTC and set the correct time for the OS. 
I'll do that right now.

I really appreciate the help everyone has offered.  It makes my
transition to Linux a bit easier.

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