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Oops, I meant:
cp  /usr/share/zoneinfo/Etc/GMT+8        /etc/localtime
if you want  Pacific Time in GMT format (don't use GMT-8).

Harlan Stenn wrote:

>No way.
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>ntpd operates in gmt/utc only; localtime is completely out of the question.
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>>Hmmm, are you using the same localtime in all machines?
>>I remember having the same problem several years ago, in 3.x, with a 
>>server. The clock kept walking. Hardware was OK. It came back to normal 
>>after setting localtime correctly.
>>Remember, if you are in Pacific Time you are GMT+8 (some people wrongly 
>>uses GMT-8), it means you have to add 8h to your localtime in order to 
>>get GMT. Your NTPD will never be stable with a wrong localtime setting.
>>Fico//
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