Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 09:36:51 +0200 From: Lars Koeller <lkoeller@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de> To: David Nugent <davidn@sdev.blaze.net.au> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Timezone Message-ID: <199609300736.IAA10552@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de> In-Reply-To: davidn's message of Mon, 30 Sep 1996 11:41:23 -0000. <Pine.BSF.3.95.960930113248.1843E-100000@sdev.blaze.net.au>
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In message <Pine.BSF.3.95.960930113248.1843E-100000@sdev.blaze.net.au>, David Nugent writes: >Here's a curley one. > >Currently, my FreeBSD system runs without timezones, since the >CMOS clock is local time. This seems to work fine in most >respects (internally) until we start interacting with the outside >world. For example, the timezone on this email is probably +0000, >which is incorrect. And another effect is that a network >date/time ntp corrector I went to install today is also the >expected 10 hours wrong. > >Yes, I know how to install the correct timzone (just create the >link). But the problem is that since FreeBSD isn't the only OS I >run, I don't really want to have to change the CMOS time every >time I change operating systems where the CMOS is expected to be >local time. > >Is there a happy medium? Linux, for example, had no problem with >this. > >I'm running FreeBSD-(almost)-current, if that helps. > >Regards, >David > Hi! What about creation of the file /etc/wall_cmos_clock and you can use all the timezones as usual. Lars -- ________________________________________________________________________ Lars Köller Phone: +49 381/498-1665, Fax: -1667 University of Rostock E-Mail: Department of Physics Lars_Koeller@odie.physik2.Uni-Rostock.DE Universitätsplatz 3 Anonymous ftp: D-18051 Rostock (Germany) ftp://odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de/pub
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