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Old 03-07-2005, 11:32 AM   #1
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System Time keeps going back to Moscow


Hiya all

Been happening since I installed Knoppix, nows its really getting to me!

My system time keeps defaulting to Moscow. I right click>Adjust Date and Time, change it all to GMT etc etc, but next time I log on it is back to Moscow. All good if I lived in Moscow but...

Help!

Thanks

Hong
 
Old 03-07-2005, 12:40 PM   #2
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You need to adjust the system time settings as root to make the changes system wide.
 
Old 03-07-2005, 12:55 PM   #3
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But it asked me for the root password....so I thought I was 'Acrting Root' whilst that window was open...

Am I not right in thinking that?
 
Old 03-07-2005, 08:43 PM   #4
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If I remember my knoppix correctly you need to type 'su' first to enter root mode. There may be a gui app similar to drakconf that runs as root and allows you to change the system time amongst other things.
 
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Well I logged in as root, changed the time but when I log back in as Me it still goes back to Moscow.

Any ideas?
 
Old 03-08-2005, 02:29 PM   #6
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Try running tzconfig as root.
 
Old 03-08-2005, 03:01 PM   #7
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Just tried it, still no go. tzconfig as root and as Me says the timezone is Europe/London, which is correct but it still displays Moscow.

Am I the only one with this problem?
 
Old 03-08-2005, 03:05 PM   #8
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I think i have solved it.

I simply right clicked on the clock>Show Timezones>Local Timezone.

I reconfigured the correct time and logged off, logged back on and it is still correct.

Fingers crossed!!

Thanks to all those that helped


Hong
 
  


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