From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 4 01:01:16 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C8DF1065670 for ; Wed, 4 Mar 2009 01:01:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars@larseighner.com) Received: from mail.team1internet.com (mail.team1internet.com [216.110.13.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3A7A58FC08 for ; Wed, 4 Mar 2009 01:01:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lars@larseighner.com) Received: by mail.team1internet.com (Postfix, from userid 12346) id 6619B16B534; Tue, 3 Mar 2009 19:01:15 -0600 (CST) Received: from larseighner.com (unknown [216.110.13.73]) by mail.team1internet.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 16EFA16B52C; Tue, 3 Mar 2009 19:01:14 -0600 (CST) Received: by larseighner.com (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1001 lars@larseighner.com; Tue, 3 Mar 2009 18:59:48 -0600 (CST) Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2009 18:59:46 -0600 (CST) From: Lars Eighner X-X-Sender: lars@debranded.6dollardialup.com To: Fbsd1 In-Reply-To: <49ADC81F.7000707@a1poweruser.com> Message-ID: <20090303185255.M51873@qroenaqrq.6qbyyneqvnyhc.pbz> References: <49ADC81F.7000707@a1poweruser.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Sanitizer: Anomy and SpamAssassin mail filter - see http://www.6dollardialup.com/support/spaminfo.html Cc: FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: purpose of /etc/wall_cmos_clock X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:01:16 -0000 On Wed, 4 Mar 2009, Fbsd1 wrote: > What is /etc/wall_cmos_clock used for and how is it created? I thought we covered this last time. If the zero-length file exits, it indicates the hardware (cmos) clock keeps local time. If it is absent, UCT is assumed. See man 8 adjkerntz (and numerous SEE ALSOs). -- Lars Eighner http://www.larseighner.com/index.html 8800 N IH35 APT 1191 AUSTIN TX 78753-5266