2009/4/6 Kam Leo <kam.leo@xxxxxxxxx>: > On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 9:17 AM, suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hi Mikkel and Chris, >> >> 2009/4/6 Chris Tyler <chris@xxxxxxxxxxx>: >>> On Mon, 2009-04-06 at 04:19 -0700, suvayu ali wrote: >>>> Hi all, >>>> The system time on my F10 is showing a time one hr ahead of the real >>>> time, neither does it let me change. What could be wrong? >>>> >>>> $ date >>>> Mon Apr 6 05:17:16 PDT 2009 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Suvayu >>> >>> Perhaps your system is set to keep time in UTC, and another system >>> (Linux distro, live disc, Windows) is set to to run the hardware clock >>> in local time, and bumped the time by 1 hour when you booted after the >>> daylight savings time switch? >>> >> I have my hardware clock set to the local time. Yesterday I booted to >> my XP partition first time after the DST change. Looks like that had >> something to do with this. >> >>> >From the Gnome desktop, you can right-click on the clock in the panel >>> bar and select 'Adjust Date and Time'; >>> >> I tried changing it from there, but it wouldn't let me change it even >> after entering the root password. It could be that I was doing a typo >> there, as after your reply I changed it from the command line just >> fine with a sudo before date. >> >>> You can also set the time from the command line with the 'date' command >>> (see 'man date'), or get the time from a time server (once) with the >>> command 'rdate -s time.nist.gov' (US server, not responding from here >>> atm) or 'rdate -s time.nrc.ca' (Canadian server). Once the system >>> (software) clock is updated, you can then write the time to the hardware >>> clock with 'hwclock --systohc'. >>> >>> Strong recommendation: turn on NTP (network time protocol) if your >>> network environment is appropriate (i.e., usually connected to the >>> internet and can initiate outbound connections to servers) -- your >>> system will then periodically contact time servers and try to keep your >>> local clock on-track. 'chkconfig ntpd on' should do the trick. >>> >> I have turned ntpd on, thanks for the suggestion. >> >> I have a strong hunch booting to XP after the DST change caused this >> mismatch. What is the recommended way of maintaining the system time >> for dual boot machines? >> > > When you use a dual/multi-boot system you need to disable one or more > of your systems from automatically updating for daylight savings. This > goes whether you are booting multiple versions of Windows or a mixture > of Windows and Linux. > I am in Vancouver, so DST started for me about a month back, but I haven't used XP until last evening after the change. Probably that is when the hardware clock got altered. Also my XP install is not connected to the Internet. But I don't know whether the time is set to correct for DST automatically. I'll check when I get home tonight. > The other issue is that you need to patch your Windows software. > Daylight savings began last month. > Thank you :) -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
