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Date:      Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:53:19 -0700
From:      Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com>
To:        Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: tzsetup disregards setting TZ to UTC
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On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Daniel O'Connor <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I am trying the new installer and I find that it still asks you for a time zone even if you answer Yes to using UTC.
>
> tzsetup(1) is not asking if you wish to use UTC, It is asking if your
> local CMOS clock is set to UTC time. There is a subtle difference. See
> adjkerntz(8) for more details.

Perhaps the wording should be changed to say "Is your clock set to
local time?" instead?
-Garrett



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