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Date:      Thu, 11 Apr 2002 13:41:16 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu>
To:        Oledog <oledog@diversetech.net>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: NTPDATE setting clock back 1hr !!!!!
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.10204111339280.83389-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>
In-Reply-To: <1018527739.13159.14.camel@frog.diversetech.net>

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On 11 Apr 2002, Oledog wrote:

> Thanks,
> 
> But I set it to EDT and it still goes back 1hr.  :o(
> 
> Is there anything else to check

If you haven't rebooted, run adjkerntz -a
to get the kernel to recognize the new time zone.

Also /etc should contain an empty file:
wall_cmos_clock

	Annelise

P.S. Are you really in the Eastern Daylight Time zone of the United
States?
 
> 
> On Thu, 2002-04-11 at 01:29, Annelise Anderson wrote:
> > On 10 Apr 2002, Oledog wrote:
> > 
> > > I am having a problem syncing my system to the time servers.  The system
> > > time is set correctly in the BIOS prior to the boot up.  I can query the
> > > server (-q) and receive a valid result, but when I try to sync it sets
> > > me back exactly one hour and also changes my time in the BIOS.
> > > 
> > > Does anyone have any idea why this would be happening?
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance:
> > > 
> > > ---------------------------------------------
> > > hog# ntpdate -v
> > > 10 Apr 22:34:04 ntpdate[284]: ntpdate 4.1.0-a Sat Apr  6 21:04:38 EST
> > > 2002 (1)
> > > 10 Apr 22:34:04 ntpdate[284]: no servers can be used, exiting
> > > 
> > > hog# ntpdate -q timex.peachnet.edu  
> > > server 131.144.4.9, stratum 2, offset -3600.326249, delay 0.04115
> > > 10 Apr 22:34:13 ntpdate[285]: step time server 131.144.4.9 offset
> > > -3600.326249 sec
> > > 
> > > hog# ntpdate timex.peachnet.edu
> > > 10 Apr 21:34:22 ntpdate[286]: step time server 131.144.4.9 offset
> > > -3600.327301 sec
> > > 
> > > hog# date
> > > Wed Apr 10 21:34:42 EST 2002
> > 
> > We're on daylight time now, so the proper zone is EDT.  Use
> > tzsetup (as root) to reset your time zone. Usually FreeBSD does
> > this for you automatically.
> > 
> > 	Annelise
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Annelise Anderson
> > Author of: 		 FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your PC
> > Available from:	 BSDmall.com and amazon.com
> > Book Website:    http://www.bittreepress.com/FreeBSD/introbook/	
> > 
> > 
> 
> 

-- 
Annelise Anderson
Author of: 		 FreeBSD: An Open-Source Operating System for Your PC
Available from:	 BSDmall.com and amazon.com
Book Website:    http://www.bittreepress.com/FreeBSD/introbook/	




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