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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!vic.news.telstra.net!act.news.telstra.net!psgrain!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-11.sprintlink.net!news.sprintlink.net!news-stk-3.sprintlink.net!tezcat.com!netaxs.com!hunter.premier.net!netnews.worldnet.att.net!arclight.uoregon.edu!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: /etc/localtime? Date: 24 Jul 1996 17:14:56 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 19 Message-ID: <4t5i60$dh@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <4sasqr$3v8@pelican.unf.edu> <SCOTT.96Jul16123810@crux.dcs.qmw.ac.uk> <4si92r$e6h@typo.org> <4snqc7$aa@anorak.coverform.lan> <4t220f$ruc@typo.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] BOFH (web@typo.org) wrote: : Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> wrote: : : BOFH (web@typo.org) wrote: : : : rm /etc/localtime : : : ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Eastern /etc/localtime : : And don't forget to re-boot. : Um, no? : Just rdate to some machine or use ntpdate to adjust the offset. rebooting : does nothing to sync the clock. But what about processes like cron ? -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....