Re: Time Issues
On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 16:00 +0000, Camaleón wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:03:50 +0200, Hardt, Sebastian (IV 1) wrote:
>
> > i installed a new server (squeeze) with the new netinsall-iso. now i
> > started setting time and some issue turned up. here is a part of my
> > console output.
>
> (...)
>
> > root@xy:/# hwclock
> > Mo 06 Jun 2011 16:59:56 CEST -0.765840 seconds
> > root@xy:/# date
> > Mo 6. Jun 18:59:59 CEST 2011
>
> (...)
>
> > after i've done some googling, i am a little confused.
> >
> > UTC is 14:59:56
> > CEST is 16:59:56
> >
> > why is my debian-squeeze telling it's not?
>
> So, you mean there is a shift of +2 hours from RTC clock and system time,
> right?
>
> Just a wild guess, but... at install time there is a question about your
> RTC using "UTC" or "localtime". What did you select?
>
> grep -i utc /etc/default/rcS
>
> Besides, are you syncing the time using ntpd?
>
> Greetings,
>
> --
> Camaleón
After installing Debian I had to correct /etc/default/rcS too, I'm from the same time zone.
I'm not sure if I randomly made a mistake when the installer asked me, or if it's a bug.
-- Ralf
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