> -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Opesh Alkara > Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2005 11:25 > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: Time and zone setting in RHEL3 > > > On 9/21/05, Jeff <jsmforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Ok, I know this should be dead simple but I just can't get the darn > > timezone and time correct on a new RHEL3 server i've just installed. > > > > I want it set for timezone GMT and the current GMT time. > > Why dont you use timeconfig command, works on both runlevel > 5 and 3. # timconfig From the menu select the appropriate > time zone (for GMT it should be Atlantic/Reykjavik...not sure)... # ntpdate > clock.redhat.com <http://clock.redhat.com> # > hwclock -w Now > that's done. Regards --oops I can set the > time no problem and i've manually edited the > /etc/sysconfig/clock to have > Timeconfig is the same as redhat-config-date and that doesn't help. How am I supposed to know that Atlantic/Reykjavik is the same as GMT? That's basically my gripe with the tool, can't they just use the standard GMT+ or GMT- for timezones? > ZONE="GMT" > UTC=true > ARC=false > > I want both the system clock and hwclock to use UTC (or GMT) > as the zone. > > using redhat-config-time doesn't give me an option for GMT or UTC. > > This is driving me nuts! > > so I moved /etc/localtime to /etc/localtime~ > then set up a softlink to > > ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT /etc/localtime > > then rebooted and everything once again appears correct in > the world again. The question now is, is this the correct way > to fix the problem? Will this create any more problems? why > isn't there a tool that will do this? I mean what's the point > of redhat-config-date if it doesn't allow you to set things > the way you want? GMT isn't even an available timezone in that tool. > > does /etc/sysconfig/clock do anything anymore? > > Thanks, > > Jeff > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- > Regards > Opesh Alkara > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subjectunsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
