>>>>> "JCR" == Jeremy C Reed <reed@wcug.wwu.edu> writes: [...] JCR> Use something like: hwclock --systohc --utc Yes this would set the hw clock to UTC. I think the OP was asking for how to notify the system that that is not the case. The place to do that is in /etc/default/rcS I believe. But anyway, why not have the battery backed clock set to UTC? cheers, BM