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 > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-list mailing list > gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list > _______________________________________________ gnome-list mailing list gnome-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
