Jeffrey Taylor wrote:

Quoting dwain :

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Could some one explain why there is a 5 hour difference between my system clock and the clock in opensuse? Opensuse is running 5 hours behind. I have the time zone set to Central. I don't quite understand. I downloaded the time zone patch today when I reinstalled the os. I'm puzzled.

Your hardware clock is probably set to UTC (GMT). If you are not dual booting with Windows, this is a good thing to do. It makes a number of things easier when dealing with computers in several times zones, e.g., using rsync to keep a shared file or directory in sync between your laptop and your desktop.

HTH, Jeffrey

So are you suggesting that I set the OS clock to the correct time and forget about what the hardware clock says? That's easy enough. Dwain -- Dwain Alford P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Jeffrey Taylor wrote:

Quoting dwain :

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Could some one explain why there is a 5 hour difference between my system clock and the clock in opensuse? Opensuse is running 5 hours behind. I have the time zone set to Central. I don't quite understand. I downloaded the time zone patch today when I reinstalled the os. I'm puzzled.

Your hardware clock is probably set to UTC (GMT). If you are not dual booting with Windows, this is a good thing to do. It makes a number of things easier when dealing with computers in several times zones, e.g., using rsync to keep a shared file or directory in sync between your laptop and your desktop.

One nice thing about Unix & Linux is the file date and time are stored in UTC. This means that no matter where you are, DST or not, you always get the correct file time. This is different from Windows, where the file date & time are dependent on time zone. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org

Rajko M. wrote:

On Saturday 31 March 2007 06:26, dwain wrote:

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Could some one explain why there is a 5 hour difference between my system clock and the clock in opensuse? Opensuse is running 5 hours behind. I have the time zone set to Central. I don't quite understand. I downloaded the time zone patch today when I reinstalled the os. I'm puzzled.

Dwain

In YaST Control center -- System -- Date and Time Field "Hardware Clock Set To" select "Local" if you have windows on the same computer, as windows use local time, not UTC, if not than leave it on "UTC", but use button Change to set your clock and it will display proper time.

It wouldn't be bad idea to read left pane in the same window with tile "Time Zone and Clock Settings".

BTW, where you have found "the time zone patch"?

When I updated my machine I noticed that it came down then. I am not running dual systems. If I understand you correctly leave the system hardware clock set to UTC and set the correct time for the OS. I'll do that right now. I really appreciate the help everyone has offered. It makes my transition to Linux a bit easier. -- Dwain Alford P.O. Box 145 Winfield, Alabama 35594 telephone: 205.487.2570 cellphone: 205.495.5619 "The artist may use any form which his expression demands; for his inner impulse must find suitable expression." Wassily Kandinsky, "Concerning The Spiritual In Art" -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org