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powah 03-16-2009 08:35 AM
after reboot computer time is changed
 
After reboot, the computer time is changed.
# date
Mon Mar 16 05:30:07 EDT 2009

Before reboot, the computer time is
# date
Mon Mar 16 09:30:07 EDT 2009

How to make the computer time the same after reboot?

# uname -a
Linux pc1 2.6.22.14-72.fc6 #1 SMP Wed Nov 21 15:12:59 EST 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

MS3FGX 03-16-2009 12:08 PM
Is the time set correctly in your BIOS?

tredegar 03-16-2009 12:40 PM
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After reboot, the computer time is changed.
If you are dual-booting with windows, then remember that windows deals with time very differently from linux.

Search LQ for windows linux hwclock and you'll find a lot of links.

Here's a good explanation (from tldp) of how linux manages time, and why it is different from windows:
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/TimePrecision-HOWTO/why.html

Read it. Your solution is likely to appear after you have clicked "Next" a few times.


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