timeconfig - dumb question

[Carville, Stephen]

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> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Chuck
> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:20 AM
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> Subject: timeconfig - dumb question
> 
> Im not sure if I have a hardware problem with this system or 
> not, because I
> have never seen this problem before. (This is a Qsol 
> fileserver, so the
> motherboard and etc.. are unknown to me)
> 
> I have a fileserver where the time set in the BIOS is correct 
> for PST. (for
> the purpose of this email the current BIOS time is 9:15 AM 
> PST, which is
> correct)
> 
> Under timeconfig I specify America/Los Angeles and uncheck 
> "Hardware Clock
> Uses UTC" and reboot just to be sure.
> 
> The system comes up and time is as follows:
> charger:~ #date
> Thu Nov  1 02:15:38 PDT 2007
> 
> Under timeconfig, if I select the option "Hardware Clock Uses UTC" and
> reboot, it comes up as follows:
> charger:~ #date
> Thu Nov  1 02:21:13 PDT 2007
> 
> I have also played with various hwclock commands and for the 
> life of me
> can't get this system to display time in local format. (PST)

America/Los Angeles doesn't go back onto standard time until Sunday
11/04/2007.

> Thanks for any help,
> CC
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