From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from smtp02.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.61]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17izPD-00022L-00 for ; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 11:34:23 -0400 Received: from 209-122-152-139.hybrid.hlb-ubr.nj.cable.rcn.com ([209.122.152.139] helo=6S4X011) by smtp02.mrf.mail.rcn.net with smtp (Exim 3.35 #6) id 17izPE-0002Lz-00 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sun, 25 Aug 2002 11:34:25 -0400 Message-ID: <017801c24c4c$e4b55630$6401a8c0@6S4X011> From: "Erik Heil" To: References: <20020825075216.GA2450@romuald.net.eu.org> <20020825150723.GA17687@lrxms.net> Subject: Re: uct VS. local time in slackware Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 11:34:22 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-Mimeole: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: "Erik Heil" List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi, Scott. You can either set the clock in the BIOS manually, or sync the time automatically at boot-time via xnptd. This can either be done from a script in /etc/init.d or you can even run it at regular intervals as a kron job. Hope this helps. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" To: Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 11:07 AM Subject: Re: uct VS. local time in slackware > Was curious, do you not then set the bios clock to UTC? > > > On Sun, Aug 25, 2002 at 06:22:53AM -0500, Adam Myrow wrote: > The way it > works is that when you select UTC, Slackware writes a file in > /etc > called localtime containing the word "UTC." It checks this on > startup > and shutdown and invokes hwclock with a special flag to let it > know > that it is set to UTC and makes it act appropriately. The easiest > way > to switch back and forth, is to type "timeconfig" as root. This will > > repeat the setting of your timezone and you can then pick UTC. You'll > > still have to select a local time, but the clock should first be set to > > UTC to get it to show up right. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >