Software clock on desktop was not set correctly on install of opensuse 11.2
 

I was to excited when I started installing open suse I rushed through and low and behold i have the wrong time on the desktop. I have tried to figure it all out slowly but surely. With a nudge from the experts. Help need that nudge please.

Well, just set the clock.

Usually, R-click the clock -> Configure clock -> Set the time.

Is it really that difficult?

Where is your sense of adventure, that you are too frightened to try and set the clock to the right time?

Time you started "clicking on things", I think.

Tredegar, First, it's not nice to berate anyone when they ask for help. Second, your instructions are wrong. You can't change the clock that way, at least in KDE4. You have to use Applications->System Settings->Date and Time. Then you have to enter root's password.

It would be a lot easier if you could change the clock the way you suggest, and not to need root password. It's a pain to have to do all that just to change the time. I also had a lot of trouble getting the clock right on opensuse11.2 at first- seemed every boot would set it back to GMT-0.

Go into yast, and set the date/time. Clocks anywhere aren't usually right until you set them.

Well I thank you for telling me to click around tredgar but the fact of matter is after you answer you seem sure but you were wrong hmmm imagine that i guess a first time for everything. Well thanks anyway treadgar. Thank you rcbell and TB0ne like i say just a nudge in the right direction by the experts not the ignorants. Clickin away now

The command line always works, and is independent of the window-manager you are using:
Install ntpdate, then as root, run:
ntpdate pool.ntp.org

Sorry, tredgar was right. There are several ways to set the clock. Right-clicking the clock will normally bring up a dialog to set it. Yast will work (only if you're running openSUSE), and the command-line ALWAYS works.

And what tredgar said makes sense...there are several options available to set time/date, that are easily found by 'clicking around', but it seems you didn't look.