Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: "Nicolas MASSÉ" <nicolas27.masse@×××××××.net>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] Recent clock problems
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 19:29:54
Message-Id: 200602112026.45784.nicolas27.masse@laposte.net
In Reply to: [gentoo-amd64] Recent clock problems by Mark Knecht
1 Hello,
2
3 On Saturday 11 February 2006 18:41, Mark Knecht wrote:
4 > In /etc/conf.d/clock I can choose UTC vs. local. Does this refer to
5 > the time I set in the hardware clock or something else? Nominally it's
6 > easier sitting here in California to set the hardware clock to
7 > California time. Is there any problem with doing this? If I understand
8 > the comments I should be using 'local' but the default seemed to be
9 > UTC.
10 >
11
12 The question is quite simple :
13 - If you have a windows on the same computer, you must choose "local"
14 - else it's better to choose UTC (did you notice that your clock is adjusted
15 twice during the daylight switch when you have two windows on the same
16 computer ?)
17
18 > Thanks in advance for your help.
19 >
20 > cheers,
21 > Mark
22
23 Nicolas MASSE
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