Thanks, Kevin-

I had a look at /etc/sysconfig/clock, and the contents are as you 
recommend. The problem persists. I have read the man page and the online 
docs available for hwclock, and I am stumped!

Lee

KevinO wrote:

> This sounds like your box thinks that the clock is set to UTC (12-7 = 
> 5 hours)
>
> Take a look at the file:
>
> /etc/sysconfig/clock
>
> The contents should be like the following :
>
> ARC=false
> UTC=false
> ZONE=America/Phoenix
>
> Good luck,
>     KevinO
>
> Lee Einer wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi, all-
>>
>> My clock does not work well under Mandrake 8.2. Each time I sign on, 
>> the time is either 5 hours ahead or 5 hours behind where it should 
>> be. I tried changing the time with the KDE gui. No dice. I can 
>> correct the time while under that session, but the next time I sign 
>> on, the clock exhibits the same problem. I checked hwclock, and 
>> verified that my hardware clock was keeping correct time. I tried 
>> re-setting the sytem time, and then doing hwclock --hctosys. No 
>> difference. I tried using the --localtime switch. No difference. I 
>> tried using the --utc switch. Again, no difference. Any insights as 
>> to how I can get this corrected?
>>
>>
>>
>> Lee Einer
>>
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