Time issue - switching between Wind---s and Ubuntu.

[John DeCarlo]

On 4/19/05, Steve Kratz <stevek at derbyworks.com> wrote:
> In Windows, I have the system clock (and hardware clock) set to -6 GMT
> w/daylight savings time. When I boot into Ubuntu, the clock ends up
> being 5 hours ahead of what "Windows" time was listed as. Ubuntu DOES
> have the time zone set to the "Chicago, USA" zone, but it still decides
> it's necessary to adjust it 5 hours ahead.

Linux figures that the hardware clock should be set to GMT / UST, and
the time zone setting should be used to compute what the local time
should be.  That way if you change time zones, you don't have to also
change the clock setting.

Windows assumes that the hardware clock and software clock should be
exactly the same.  So if you change time zones, you should change both
the clock and the time zone setting by hand.

I don't know how to fix Windows.

But you can tell Linux that the hardware clock is set to local time by
going to the following link:

http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/faq/helpcenterfaq.2004-10-20.4373491988/view?searchterm=wrong%20time



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John DeCarlo, My Views Are My Own