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Date:      Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:05:37 -0500
From:      Chuck Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        Neil Short <neshort@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD date drifts significantly
Message-ID:  <45634E01.10106@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <39854.56921.qm@web56511.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
References:  <39854.56921.qm@web56511.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

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Neil Short wrote:
> I suspect this has something to do with maybe the
> server that is synchronizing my time; but I don't
> recall how to synchronize my time with an up-stream
> server. Can't find documentation on it either.
> 
> Any pointers?

Given the choice, it's better to run the BIOS clock in UTC, and have FreeBSD 
configured to do the same.  But you can re-run sysinstall and change it via 
the menus, if you prefer.  See the fine Handbook:

http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-post.html#SET-TIMEZONE-LOCALITY

-- 
-Chuck



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