Re: Gnome clock wrong - hardware clock on local time

[Don Scorgie <DonScorgie Blueyonder co uk>]

Hi,

I'm not certain this is the same since I'm running Ubuntu but...

If you check /etc/rcS.d for the line 
UTC=yes
and change it to 
UTC=no

Otherwise I have no idea I'm afraid.

Cheers
Don

On Thu, 2005-03-24 at 03:15 +0000, Jack Dodds wrote:
> My system is a P4 - Debian Sarge - Gnome 2.8
> 
> It is a dual-boot system, also running Win98. 
> 
> Since Win98 can't handle setting the hardware clock to UTC, the hardware 
> clock is set to local time (EST = UTC - 5).
> 
> In Windows, the clock shows the correct local time, before booting 
> Linux, and after returning from it.
> 
> When I boot Linux, the Gnome desktop shows UTC.
> 
> Example: The time is now 21:43 EST = 02:43 UTC.
> 
> If I open a terminal window (in Gnome), the "date" command displays:
> 
> Thu Mar 24 02:45:47 UTC 2005
> 
> The Gnome clock is showing Thu 24 March, 02:45 (correct, IF it is UTC)
> 
> BUT, if I right-click on the Gnome clock, select "Adjust Date and Time", 
> enter the root passsword, I get the Gnome "Time and date settings" 
> dialogue, which shows that the time zone is "America/Toronto", i.e. EST, 
> but the time it is displyaing is UTC time.
> 
> I've searched debian.user and gnome-list without finding anything relevant.
> 
> Oh yes, I've got chrony installed.  I've edited chrony.conf from the 
> default setting to tell chrony that the real time clock is NOT on UTC; 
> from chrony.conf:
> 
> # If the last line of this file reads 'rtconutc' chrony will assume that
> # the CMOS clock is on UTC (GMT).  If it reads '# rtconutc' or is absent
> # chrony will assume local time.  The line (if any) was written by the
> # chrony postinst based on what it found in /etc/default/rcS.  You may
> # change it if necessary.  The next line is just a marker for the postinst.
> # You can delete it if you wish.
> # POSTINSTMARKER
> # rtconutc
> 
> Any comments would be welcome.
> 
> Jack Dodds
> 
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