On Sat, Jan 30, 1999 at 08:03:08PM -0800, Jim Osborn wrote:
>
> SuSE 5.3 thinks the time is one hour ahead of the truth.
>
> When I set the time, as root, using "date 01302013" (as I've
> been in the habit with all prior Linux installations) this
> time is used until the next reboot, at which point the
> date has been changed to Jan 30 21:15:23 PST 1999. The
> "PST" part is right, and /etc/rc.config has "America/Los_Angeles"
> for its TIMEZONE, but the clock is clobbered every time
> upon reboot. It makes no difference if I reboot with init 6,
> or halt and then hit the reset button, except in the latter
> case, the clock seems to have a small error in the minutes
> as well as being the hour fast.
>
> What's going on; how do I fix this so I have the right time?
>
> FWIW, my reg ID is JUNJJR; I've never been given a customer #,
> although I've sent in my card and registered on the website.
After you set the time, you need to write it to the hardware clock. Othwise
it'll continue to get the wrong time from the hardware clock.
To set the hardware clock, as root do clock -w.
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