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Date:      Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:45:51 -0400
From:      Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD/Solaris dual-boot, problems with time (ntpd)
Message-ID:  <53BE369F.5000604@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20140710110745.00aa6e92@X220.alogt.com>
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On 2014-07-09 23:07, Erich Dollansky wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:09:48 +1000
> Noel Hunt <noel.hunt@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> I have a dual-boot machine, running ntpd in both OSes, but when
>> I switch from one OS to the other the time is wildly out.
>>
>> Can someone explain what is going on please?
>>
> could it be that the time difference is the time difference between
> your time zone and GMT?
> 
> FreeBSD has the clock normally running on GMT.
> 
> Did you check that you have set the time zones of both installations
> correctly.
> 
> Erich
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On FreeBSD, run 'tzsetup' and select 'no' when asked 'is your CMOS clock
in UTC', this will leave your cmos clock in local time, which is what
other OSs expect.

-- 
Allan Jude



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