Re: timezone and clock error
Chris Bannister <mockingbird@ihug.co.nz>:
> > On 2006-11-02, Dean Allen Provins wrote:
> > > Hello:
> > >
> > > It seems that the PC clocks here in Alberta are still on daylight
> > > savings time. This is odd as Alberta's clocks switched back last
> > > weekend.
> > >
> > > /etc/timezone contains:
> > >
> > > Canada/Mountain
> > >
> > > Anyone know how to fix them?
>
> apt-cache policy tzdata
> tzdata:
> Installed: 2006l-1
> Candidate: 2006l-1
> [..]
(0) heretic /home/keeling_ apt-cache policy locales
locales:
Installed: 2.3.2.ds1-22sarge4
Candidate: 2.3.2.ds1-22sarge4
Version Table:
*** 2.3.2.ds1-22sarge4 0
500 http://debian.uchicago.edu sarge/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
This is Sarge/stable. There is no tzdata package.
> tzdata is designed to allow for changes in time zone data. You don't say
> whether you are running Sarge Etch or Sid. Its available in Etch, not
> sure about Sarge. Maybe it needs updated?
Better yet, find out what he's done wrong. I'm in Alberta, and mine
picked up the change correctly. Also, look into /etc/default/rcS, and
tzconfig.
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