Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 10:55:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> Subject: Re: Default time zone setting Message-ID: <20040609104618.N41021@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <200406091250.28272.jhb@FreeBSD.org> References: <20040609115036.GD3046@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU> <200406091558.i59Fw1PI052371@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> <Pine.BSF.4.53.0406091603290.62813@e0-0.zab2.int.zabbadoz.net> <200406091250.28272.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
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On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, John Baldwin wrote: > > I know how to do this but sysinstall uses tzsetup. So when installing > > releases from CD on new machines it is not possible to set UTC. > > Sysinstall asks if the box is using UTC or local time first and only invokes > tzsetup if you choose local time. Thats asking if the hardware clock is UTC, not what your actual timezone is. It just controls whether /etc/wall_cmos_clock gets touched. You still have to pick a zone, although if you cancel out then you get the default. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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