Re: [Nolug] time problems on RH 7.3

On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Roetto Mike B CONT SSGC wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I have a RH7.3 server that I use as a central time source. For some reason,
> when this machine boots it has a tendency to set its clock 1 hour ahead,
> even though I've set the timezone to CST.
>
> I have a workaround that executes "rdate -s time.nist.gov" at startup, but
> it's been bugging me.
>
> Anyone have any ideas of things I could look at? Platform is RedHat 7.3 on a
> Compaq Proliant 2500.
>
> Thanks,
> -mike

Probably getting its time from the BIOS at boot. After the rdate, run
hwclock to verify this, then hwclock --systohc to fix the BIOS time.
But since BIOS clocks aren't very good and have a tendency to drift, the
rdate at startup isn't a bad idea.

ray

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Ray DeJean  				       	 http://www.r-a-y.org
Systems Engineer                    Southeastern Louisiana University
IBM Certified Specialist  	      AIX Administration, AIX Support
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