[SLUG] time on a Linux box

[Lucas King]

hello,

i am looking for information as to how time is maintained on a Linux box.

i am currently running Redhat 7.2 (i am not sure if this is relevant) on a box on which i have set up a time server for a network. the time server delivers its time, via NTP, as UTC. i set up the client, being in Sydney, to add 10 hours to the UTC time that it receives. this is fine when on Eastern Standard Time (EST). however, things get more complicated when Daylight Saving Time (DST) kicks in. i don't want to go around to every client and adjust the added time from 10 hours to 11 hours. what a pain in the neck.

how does one overcome this problem?

is it possible to have the network delivered time adjusted depending on whether it is EST or DST?

the clients run a variety of operating systems. these include Linux, OS/2, Windows, VMS and DOS. writing a script, to determine whether it is EST or DST, for each operating system is not really an option.

i hope that someone can assist me with my problem.

many thanks,

Lucas



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