On Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:50:06 +0100 "Ralf Mardorf" <ralf.mardorf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi :) > > after a reboot there always is an offset of -3600 sec, when running > ntpdate. > > # timedatectl status | grep local > RTC in local TZ: yes > Warning: The RTC is configured to maintain time in the local time > zone. This > RTC in UTC, by calling 'timedatectl set-local-rtc 0'. > > # timedatectl set-local-rtc 1 > Failed to issue method call: Input/output error > > Sometimes I don't get an output when running "timedatectl > set-local-rtc 1". > > # cat /etc/adjtime > LOCAL That's why timedatectl command fails, LOCAL must be on the line 3 : $ cat /etc/adjtime 0.0 0 0 0 LOCAL > > # ls -l /etc/localtime > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 33 Feb 17 22:35 /etc/localtime -> > /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin > > For my old Arch Linux install there wasn't this issue. I suspect I > make a mistake, I'm missing something now. > > I already asked at the German forums, but until now without success: > https://bbs.archlinux.de/viewtopic.php?id=23477 > > FWIW I don't have a Windows installed, this machine is a *NIX > multi-boot only. I'm aware about the drawbacks and advantages of > both, the usage of UTC and local time and in 10 years I never > experienced a drawback using local time. At the moment it's simply > more comfortable for me, if I've got local time available for the > BIOS. The reason for this should be unimportant for this thread. > > Regards, > Ralf
