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| author | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2002-03-11 21:00:00 +0000 |
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| committer | Gerard Beekmans <gerard@linuxfromscratch.org> | 2002-03-11 21:00:00 +0000 |
| commit | 56cc653631a872a0ee625748dd68d0eb26b994be (patch) | |
| tree | b02985ed89272011b837bba7d83d38fafb807eb1 /chapter07/setclock.xml | |
| parent | 8c136f346961589e1c899504fc9dd35aeec4db64 (diff) | |
updated chapter7-setclock text
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diff --git a/chapter07/setclock.xml b/chapter07/setclock.xml index c7fd116ea..432d0790f 100644 --- a/chapter07/setclock.xml +++ b/chapter07/setclock.xml @@ -2,20 +2,16 @@ <title>Configuring the setclock script</title> <?dbhtml filename="setclock.html" dir="chapter07"?> +<para>This setclock script reads the time from your hardware clock (also +known as BIOS or CMOS clock) and either converts that time to localtime +using the <filename>/etc/localtime</filename> file (if the hardware clock +is set to GMT) or not (if the hardware clock is already set to localtime). +There is no way to auto-detect whether the hardware clock is set to GMT or +not, so we need to configure that here ourselves.</para> -<para>The setclock script is only for real use when the hardware clock (also -known as BIOS or CMOS clock) isn't set to GMT time. The recommended -setup is setting the hardware clock to GMT and having the time converted -to localtime using the /etc/localtime symbolic link. But if an -OS is run that doesn't understand a clock set to GMT (most notable are -Microsoft OS'es) you may want to set the clock to localtime so that -the time is properly displayed on those OS'es. This script will then -set the kernel time to the hardware clock without converting the time using -the /etc/localtime symlink.</para> - -<para>If you want to use this script on your system even if the -hardware clock is set to GMT, then the UTC variable below has to be -changed to the value of <emphasis>1</emphasis>.</para> +<para>Change the value of the <emphasis>UTC</emphasis> variable below to a +<emphasis>0</emphasis> (zero) if your hardware clock is not set to GMT +time.</para> <para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/sysconfig/clock</filename> by running the following:</para> @@ -23,7 +19,7 @@ the following:</para> <para><screen><userinput>cat > /etc/sysconfig/clock << "EOF"</userinput> # Begin /etc/sysconfig/clock -UTC=0 +UTC=1 # End /etc/sysconfig/clock <userinput>EOF</userinput></screen></para> |