From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat May 7 22:35:07 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 557DC16A4DD for ; Sat, 7 May 2005 22:35:07 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp13.wxs.nl (smtp13.wxs.nl [195.121.6.27]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B534043D99 for ; Sat, 7 May 2005 22:35:06 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from smtp.planet.nl (ip51cc8423.speed.planet.nl [81.204.132.35]) by smtp13.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 Patch 2 (built Jul 14 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IG500HKL5EHGH@smtp13.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 08 May 2005 00:35:05 +0200 (CEST) Received: from Alex.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp.planet.nl (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j47MYu82009273; Sun, 08 May 2005 00:34:56 +0200 Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by Alex.lan (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j47MYuXW009272; Sun, 08 May 2005 00:34:56 +0200 Content-return: prohibited Date: Sun, 08 May 2005 00:34:56 +0200 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <200505071810.45469.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: RW Message-id: <20050507223455.GA1896@Alex.lan> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i References: <200505071316.58645.cworthy@myrealbox.com> <200505071810.45469.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> X-Authentication-warning: Alex.lan: akruijff set sender to freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl using -f cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Issue with Timezone in KDE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 22:35:07 -0000 On Sat, May 07, 2005 at 06:10:45PM +0100, RW wrote: > On Saturday 07 May 2005 14:16, Colin Worthy wrote: > > I am having an odd issue with setting the correct timezone in KDE. I have > > set the correct timezone from the command line and it seems to stay for a > > while, but eventually is reverting to UTC time. I should be in Central > > Daylight time (Americas/Chicago). If I try to set the correct timezone > > from within KDE it simply ignores my change and stays set on UTC time. > > > > I am using NTP to try to keep the time on my machine correct. This problem > > has only recently come up. I am not sure when exactly, but it used to > > always have the correct time. > > > > Therefore my machine is currently displaying UTC time, which is about 5 > > hours too fast. > > > > I would really appreciate anyones help in trying to figure out what I am > > doing wrong. > > Try running sysinstall as root, and go though the timezone setup under > configure. I have this to and have no solution. The problem is _not_ that the time of the OS is wrong, but that KDE suddenly deside it should show the time as if you where in lets say moscow. -- Alex