Re: how to change date of system

[Raj Kiran Grandhi <grajkiran@gmail.com>]

lee wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:16:03 +0100
> "abdelkader belahcene" <abelahcene@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I want to change the time for my system, ( the time displayed doesn't
> > correspond to my country which is gmt+1)
> > I use date -s, but I have to do it at each reboot,
> > how to do it permanently
>
> Set the time in the BIOS to GMT, edit /etc/default/rcS (UTC=yes) and run
> "dpkg-reconfigure tzdata" to specify your timezone.

Just curious, what is the reason for setting BIOS time to GMT instead of 
localtime? It is simpler using localtime when I have wake on RTC alarm 
enabled.

> To keep always the correct time, you can run ntpd.


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