Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 21:57:37 +0200 From: Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.uu.se> To: Bob Perry <rperry4@earthlink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Time Zone Message-ID: <20030408195737.GA94357@falcon.midgard.homeip.net> In-Reply-To: <003201c2fe08$4a29c4c0$0501a8c0@masai> References: <3E92D052.26738.F4884A@localhost> <003201c2fe08$4a29c4c0$0501a8c0@masai>
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On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 03:51:45PM -0400, Bob Perry wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerad Hampton" <jerad.hampton@kingsu.ca> > To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 3:36 PM > Subject: Time Zone > > > > I was wondering if anyone knew how to change the time zone of a 4.6 box > to UTC? > > I can't seem to be able to. > > I believe you can accomplish this using the date function (-u option). > Check out man date(1). The -u option for date(1) only allows you to set/display the time relative UTC instead of relative the local time zone. It does not change what time zone FreeBSD considers itself in. Reading the tzsetup(8) and adjkerntz(8) manpages should provide useful information on how to set the time zone correctly. -- <Insert your favourite quote here.> Erik Trulsson ertr1013@student.uu.se
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