Re: setting the right time zone
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On Sat, Apr 07, 2007 at 04:09:24PM -0400, Greg Folkert wrote:
> 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.
>
Well she used KDE to do it and not the terminal. In my experience the
terminal works perfectly, although I've never done it in a GUI before.
But trying another alternative can't hurt, can it?
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