Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (1480 mails)

[Dave Howorth <dhoworth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. Werner Fink wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 10:30:50AM -0400, James Knott wrote:
> > Dr. Werner Fink wrote:
> > > Hmmm ... what is wrong with using TZ or even reconfiguring
> > > /etc/localtime?  The problem is that the system clock of
> > > the Linux kernel is in UTC which requires to run mkinitrd
> > > with the domain approach.
> > My point is that with Linux, you have to adjust the time zone if you
> > travel the country and want the computer to show local time.  With
> > Windows, it happens automagically.  As I pointed out, it's also a
> > disadvantage if you log into a domain in another time zone.  Having
> > file times in UTC is always an advantage.
>
> You may fill out a feature request for the next openSUSE to be
> able to modify the /etc/localtime link accordingly to the
> current network domain.  That would be a win (IMHO), wouldn't it?

I don't think there's any need for a feature request. I believe DHCP
option 2 sets the time offset from UTC of a client machine. But it's
deprecated; I don't know what the current recommended technique is.
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