[NTLUG:Discuss] time problem

[MadHat]

look in the /etc dir for a symlink called localtime.

Make sure it points to the right place...
# ls -l /etc/localtime
lrwxrwxrwx   1 root     root           30 Feb  3  2000 /etc/localtime -> 
/usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Central



At 10:08 AM 2/20/2001 +0600, you wrote:
>Can anyone shed any light on this one?
>
>Compaq Prosignia 165 Laptop: Red Hat Linux 6.2
>#> date returns the correct time and date, and indicates GMT-6, (I am in 
>the Central Time Zone of the USA)
>Time Machine (in the Control Panel) shows correct time and date
>Time and date display on "Task Bar" is correct
>Time and date stamp in email message is correct
>Time and date stamp in email Inbox list is NOT correct.
>
>According to our Mail administrator:
>"...if I view full headers I can see the correct time between the
>servers, i.e. 21:29 which is military time for 9:29 PM, however in the
>inbox your message shows up as 9:29 AM -- exactly 12 hours off.""
>
>Also she says..."You may want to experiment with the TIMEZONE file and see 
>if it is set
>correctly to -0600 (or Central Standard Time), i.e. TZ=CST6CDT  (flavors 
>may vary)
>Timezone = Central Standard Time 6(hours off of GMT) w/ Central Daylight 
>Savings Time used."
>
>Although I know what the TIMEZONE file is (seen it on different flavors of 
>UNIX), I don't see one on this machine.
>--
>Consider Fractals
>a large, calm, black cat
>who seems often to be my spiritual leader.
>

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MadHat at unspecific.com