Problem: date, at a shell, returns local time (EDT) date, executed as popen("date") in a service started from /etc/rc, returns UTC. Wanted: what command in the service shell script will load local time into the services' environment? Brian Brunner brian.t.brunner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (610)796-5838 ******************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. www.hubbell.com - Hubbell Incorporated -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list