Re: timezones FAQ

[Kevin Dalley]

Wayne Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> I 'had' the same problem.  The only clue I had was to read the manpage
> for tzconfig.  It led me to look at /etc/timezone which contained
> 'EDT'.  It also led me to see what /etc/localtime was pointing to, wonder
> of wonders, /usr/share/zoneinfo/EDT.  As /usr/share/zoneinfo also
> contains a 'EST5EDT', I simply changed the link (/etc/localtime) from 
> /usr/share/zoneinfo/EDT to /usr/share/zoneinfo/EDT5EST and changed
> /etc/timeone to EDT5EST, and it fixed the time.

Running tzconfig without reading the man page works fine for me.  In
the past month I have switched time zone quite a few times, which
included moving into daylight savings time in two of those time
zones.  While I read the tzconfig manual, it wasn't necessary.

Re: timezones FAQ

[Wayne Topa]

Subject: timezones FAQ
Date: Wed, Apr 07, 1999 at 11:26:48AM -0400

In reply to:Seth M. Landsman

Quoting Seth M. Landsman([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
>   Okay, here's a probable FAQ that I can't find the answer to in
> /usr/doc or the man pages or through some web surfing.  
> 
>   As of daylight savings time, all my debian machines have been slow
> one hour because the timezone is not correct.  The obvious (changing
> /etc/timezones from EST to EDT) does not solve the problem and the date is
> still shown as EST.
> 
>   Any clues?

I 'had' the same problem.  The only clue I had was to read the manpage
for tzconfig.  It led me to look at /etc/timezone which contained
'EDT'.  It also led me to see what /etc/localtime was pointing to, wonder
of wonders, /usr/share/zoneinfo/EDT.  As /usr/share/zoneinfo also
contains a 'EST5EDT', I simply changed the link (/etc/localtime) from 
/usr/share/zoneinfo/EDT to /usr/share/zoneinfo/EDT5EST and changed
/etc/timeone to EDT5EST, and it fixed the time.

 I just wonder how I had it set worng in the first place.

 isn't Linux something!  All the information to fix your problems
built right in!

HTH

-- 
The Softwære said "Windows 95 or better", so I dumped Win95 & loaded LINUX.
I have not looked back since.
___
Wayne T. Topa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

timezones FAQ

[Seth M. Landsman]

Okay, here's a probable FAQ that I can't find the answer to in
/usr/doc or the man pages or through some web surfing.  

As of daylight savings time, all my debian machines have been slow
one hour because the timezone is not correct.  The obvious (changing
/etc/timezones from EST to EDT) does not solve the problem and the date is
still shown as EST.

Any clues?

-Seth
-- 
"It is by will alone I set my mind in motion"