Stéphane Bruno wrote: > Hello, > > I installed FC4 on several Dell PowerEdge servers (PowerEdge 850, SC420, > etc.), but I notice that every time I reboot the server, the system date > is changed. The system cannot retain the current date. I did not choose > the option 'My System clock uses UTC' when installing Fedora. I have no > idea whether the system clock uses it or not. Is that the problem ? And > how to fix this date problem? > > I cannot observe any pattern on the way the date is changed. > > Thank you. > > Stéphane > The hardware clock is read when the system boots, and updated when the system shuts down. So unless you set the hardware clock elsewhere, a wrong setting of 'My System clock uses UTC' will not cause random data changes. What date values are you seeing? It may be you have a hardware problem with the hardware clock. If you are only running Linux on this machine, you really should set the hardware clock to UTC. It takes care of problems of daylight saving time, if you use it. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
