Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:45:15 -0400 From: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> To: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: day light saving time happened today Message-ID: <513E7A9B.9050705@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <20130311103712.79287cb9@scorpio> References: <513CC4C4.8080405@a1poweruser.com> <CBB33B02-5AED-4AAC-B517-A3F36999924F@wolfhut.org> <513D0026.6030109@a1poweruser.com> <5C91A731-BF1E-4FD2-AB26-5348F0685967@wolfhut.org> <513D0FBA.1070303@a1poweruser.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1303101918140.58286@tripel.monochrome.org> <44fw02lt0d.fsf@lowell-desk.lan> <513D369C.8080907@a1poweruser.com> <20130310215632.3c0344f2@europa> <513D3EEB.3020201@a1poweruser.com> <57B1D1B8-5DBC-41C9-AB76-55687AB45359@wolfhut.org> <513DD2E9.2040700@a1poweruser.com> <513DE7AF.6090509@gmail.com> <20130311103712.79287cb9@scorpio>
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Jerry wrote: > On Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:18:23 -0500 > Noel articulated: > >> On 3/11/2013 7:49 AM, Fbsd8 wrote: >>> Even though the system is now on DST the date command still >>> displays EDT. Does the date command ever show DST? >> EDT = Eastern Daylight Time timezone >> not to be confused with >> EST = Eastern Standard Time timezone >> not to be confused with >> DST = daylight savings time, not a timezone, never shown on a >> computer. >> >> Your system correctly switched to daylight savings time, as verified >> by the EDT timezone indicator. Most likely the clock was already an >> hour slow before the time change. > > Just wondering, but do you have NTP running to keep the time accurate? > no but I do run ntpd -q a few times a year to keep the tine accurate.
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