system time

[Thomas Stivers]

On 10/10/02 11:18 AM -0500, Richard Villa wrote:
> While installing RH 8, I messed up my time setting.
> 
> Does someone know where the system stores the parameters for setting the
> time?  

You should have a file "/etc/localtime" which is a symbolic link to a
file in the "/usr/share/zoneinfo" tree. For example mine is linked to
"/usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Central". 

> It must be an offset value which tells the system how many hours to
> add or subtract from GMT time.
> 
> Richard
> 
> If you are going to burn all of your bridges, you better be able to walk on
> water.
> 
> 
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