You can set the hwclock from the cmd line to GMT using the hwclock command. MST = GMT -7 SO run 'date', grab the time, add 7 hours, and feed that string into hwclock. Siri Amrit Kaur spoke forth with the blessed manuscript: > On Thursday 28 April 2005 06:23 pm, Mike Garfias wrote: > > I always leave the hw clock set to GMT, and use the TZ environment variable > > to correct. > > > OK. I don't know how to set the hw clock to GMT. If it's done in BIOS, I don't > have an option for GMT; I'll have to find out what GMT is in relation to MST. > If it's done somewhere else than the BIOS, then where? How? > > > set TZ='America/Phoenix' > > My /etc/timezone file already is configured for 'America/Phoenix' > > > export TZ > > > > Put that in your .profile, or equivelant. > > I don't know what your last sentence means, or how to do that. > > Thanks for your help. > Siri Amrit > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss