Re: FIX FOR HAMM: timezone problem
On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, John Goerzen wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I noticed with surprise tonight that my clock was an hour off.
>
> Investigating the matter revealed that /etc/timezone said
> US/Central. running /usr/sbin/tzconfig and setting it to
> SystemV/CST6CDT fixed the problem.
>
> However, the install program, and tzconfig, both have a problem. They
> do not explain the difference, why one might work and the other
> might not, etc. Also, why does US/Central not work?
>
> The boot disks should not offer confusing options. They should offer
> the working one (CST6CDT for me) and no non-working ones. The same
> goes for tzconfig. Otherwise, anybody using xntp or something similar
> will always get incorrect times.
>
I'm sorry to disapoint you, but US/Central is a perfectly valid timezone.
It is only intended for those parts of the central US where Daylight
Savings Time is not practiced. You will notice that there are equivalet
settings for the other timezones as well.
While I admit that setting your timezone is not always obvious. Once you
figure out the correct setting, it never changes, as long as you don't
move very far.
If we supplied a whole book on the subject there would still be confused
people. On the other hand, if you can come up with an explanation that is
short and clear, I will be happy to incorporate it into the tzconfig
script.
Thanks,
Dwarf
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