On 24-Aug-98 daryl wrote: > folks, > > both of my my debian systems have the wrong time. they are 7 hours > too early, although they are in the correct timezone (PDT). i can > use the date command to set the date right, however i still have the > same problem after a reboot. > > can someone please shed some light on this subject. any pointers, > tips, rtfms, etc are welcomed.
Clue: Your timezone (PDT) is GMT - 7 hours. So your hardware clocks are set to local time, which your systems assume is GMT, and the timezone offset then makes it show as 7 hours earlier. Solution: set your hardware clocks to GMT (i.e. UT or "Universal Time"). Alternatively, if you insist on your hardware clock being at local time: set your timezone to GMT0; but this is not pretty, in all sorts of ways. Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 24-Aug-98 Time: 23:25:57 --------------------------------------------------------------------