Re: setting the right time zone
On Sat, 2007-04-07 at 16:03 -0400, Michael Pobega wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 08:40:53PM +0100, andy wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > On my partner's Etch machine, the time zone seems to default to one that
> > is not appropriate. I am wanting the time zone for England, but whenever
> > my partner logs in, the system time shows Guernsey which is one hour
> > ahead of UK BST. I've checked the BIOS clock and that is accurate. I've
> > tried adjusting it through the KDE Control Centre, but again, this works
> > only for that session, and even after that, the setting still shows
> > Guernsey rather than London. Whenever she logs in again, it is one hour
> > ahead of actual time.
> >
> > I suspect that I might have to fix this at a more system-wide level than
> > that offered by KDE, but don't know where to start. Can someone be kind
> > enough to give me a couple of pointers please.
>
> man date
>
> The date command should work fine.
Yes, it should, but it won't correct the systemic problem every time she
boots and logs in.
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