Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1995 12:26:02 -0500 (CDT) From: Mike Pritchard <mpp@mpp.minn.net> To: fclark@cixs.org (Fred Clark Jr.) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem keeping accurate time Message-ID: <199507241726.MAA12637@mpp.minn.net> In-Reply-To: <199507241648.LAA00186@cixs.org> from "Fred Clark Jr." at Jul 24, 95 11:48:38 am
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Fred Clark Jr. wrote: > > Hello All, > > I've been trying to figure out why after 12 or more hours of > operation, the date and time are off. For example when I initially boot > the system, the date and time is current to that of the bios and my > watch, but after running for sometime I check the date an the time, it's > off by atleast 5 hours. I notice this incident after I created a file, > and it had the next day's date stamped on it; it was only 10 pm. > Any clues as to how this problem can be correct? Was there > something in my initial configuration that I should of done, to assure > the accuracy of the system's clock? Oddly enough, your mail headers indicate that you are in a timezone that is 5 hours offset from GMT. Have you run "tzsetup"? Are you using a GMT or localtime CMOS clock? And is /etc/localtime readable to the world? Or does the clock slowly drift over time? -- Mike Pritchard mpp@mpp.minn.net "Go that way. Really fast. If something gets in your way, turn"
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