Hello, I have an ntpdate/date problem.
I originally posted this question through my friend that has recently converted me into a Debian user.I am now subscribed to the list. I am running ntpdate as a cron job on 2 different machines. The time is not being stored correctly on 1 of the 2 machines. I have the same cronjob on both machines. crontab -l 30 * * * * /usr/sbin/ntpdate -b tock.cs.unlv.edu >> /var/log/ntpdate; hwclock --systohc The Time-zone is the same on both machines: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/timezone America/New_York [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/timezone America/New_York The UTC date displays the same on both machines. [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ date -u Wed Jun 20 16:50:48 UTC 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ date -u Wed Jun 20 16:50:48 UTC 2001 Isolating the problem: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ date -R Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:52:25 -0500 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ date -R Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:52:25 -0400 I tried doing a hack about this doesn't fix it. TZ='EST+4'; export TZ I also tired date -R --set "Wed, 20 June 11:59:00 2001 -0400" The screen flashed off for about .33 seconds, but the -500 stayed. date -R Wed, 20 Jun 2001 11:59:05 -0500 #am I root? #yes id uid=0(root) #this can't be a kernel problem #both machines are using the same kernel uname -a debian 2.2.19 #1 Any ideas? -Ted