Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:46:18 -0700 From: Rick Macklem <rick.macklem@gmail.com> To: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Removing "CMOS clock set to UTC" question Message-ID: <CAM5tNy4c1RD9GvZ3zHy%2BaS5YJxmq2-Re8bxfi-p%2BYOrwJ9dHUw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAPyFy2Bo8Mn=Y9g3ePwMN=YOivgTryGpHC4=qzi%2BnJX3c2h68A@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAPyFy2Bo8Mn=Y9g3ePwMN=YOivgTryGpHC4=qzi%2BnJX3c2h68A@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 9:22=E2=80=AFAM Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote= : > > Our installer asks (via tzsetup): > > > Is this machine's CMOS clock set to UTC? If it is set to local time, > > or you don't know, please choose NO here! > > I've heard many reports of new users being confused by this question > when installing FreeBSD for the first time. I don't think it provides > much value; it is a minor convenience for dual-booting with Windows > but imposes a cost on everyone installing FreeBSD. It is trivial to > configure the system to use local time in the system's real-time clock > by creating /etc/wall_cmos_clock. Other operating systems do not ask, > they just default to local time (Windows) or UTC (everyone else). You might want to replace the question with a one sentence note describing the above. Every time I run into it, I spend about 10min remembering the name /etc/wall_cmos_clock. But, yea, I also never think about whether to answer yes or no and fix in l= ater. rick > > I've proposed removing the question from bsdinstall in > https://reviews.freebsd.org/D45569. >
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