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Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC

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On Sun, 20 May 2018 22:42:24 +0300 Abdullah Ramazanoğlu
<ar018@yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Sun, 20 May 2018 12:10:01 -0700 Patrick Bartek said:
> 
> > On Sat, 19 May 2018 03:52:27 +0300 Abdullah Ramazanoğlu
> > <ar018@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, 18 May 2018 17:13:07 -0700 Patrick Bartek said:
> > >   
> > > > I could use hwclock --set --date=<yadda yadda> with the
> > > > --localtime option, etc., to correct this but is there an
> > > > easier way?  
> > > 
> > > # dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
> > > 
> > > should do it, I think.  
> > 
> > tzdata sets the local time zone. Mine is correctly set  The
> > problem is the system "thinks" the hardware clock is set to UTC when
> > It's really set to local time. So, the time shown for my local time
> > zone is incorrect.
> > 
> > Anyway, thanks for your suggestion.
> 
> You are welcome. :)
> 
> So, your original idea of using "hwclock --set --date --localtime"
> seems to be the best way.

Simpliest fix.

> Alternatively, you might try replaying the question-answer sequence
> regarding RTC at install time.

Considered this, but just using hwclock was easier.

> ~$ dpkg -S /sbin/hwclock
> util-linux: /sbin/hwclock
> 
> Perhaps "dpkg-reconfigure util-linux" might cause the same
> install-time question be asked again (presumably along with other
> questions).

Thanks

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Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2018-05-19 02:20 +0200
  Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Ben Finney <bignose@debian.org> - 2018-05-19 02:40 +0200
    Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2018-05-20 21:40 +0200
  Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Abdullah Ramazanoğlu <ar018@yahoo.com> - 2018-05-19 03:00 +0200
    Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2018-05-20 21:20 +0200
      Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Abdullah Ramazanoğlu <ar018@yahoo.com> - 2018-05-20 21:50 +0200
        Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Abdullah Ramazanoğlu <ar018@yahoo.com> - 2018-05-20 22:00 +0200
        Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2018-05-21 01:10 +0200
  Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2018-05-19 04:00 +0200
    Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2018-05-20 21:20 +0200
      Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-05-20 23:00 +0200
        Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Abdullah Ramazanoğlu <ar018@yahoo.com> - 2018-05-20 23:40 +0200
      Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-05-21 15:10 +0200
        Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Patrick Bartek <nemommxiv@gmail.com> - 2018-05-21 17:20 +0200
      Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-05-21 15:20 +0200
        Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-21 16:00 +0200
          Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2018-05-21 16:10 +0200
            Re: Correct: System Thinks Hardware Clock is UTC Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-21 23:30 +0200

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