Is any benefit of UTC?

sluge · 03-29-2012, 06:32 AM

I installed to my server a RHEL. During installtion it is need to select use UTC or not. So. is any benefit to use UTC?
PS:I haven't a windows on my server)

bigrigdriver · 03-29-2012, 07:30 AM

Here is an explanation from the ArchLinux Wiki. Scroll down to "Time standard" and begin reading.

David the H. · 03-29-2012, 08:46 AM

The question should really be the other way around. Is there any reason NOT to set the hardware clock to UTC, since that's the Linux default and everything about the system has been designed with that in mind?

And the answer for most people is usually NO, unless you have some specific purpose for doing so, such as dual-booting with Windows.

jefro · 03-29-2012, 03:22 PM

On most home systems it makes no difference to most users.

A company with systems that run across time zones may wish to always use utc.

John VV · 03-29-2012, 06:37 PM

use UTC unless you have a dual boot with Microsoft
why MS dose not use the standard ???? - ask them
but i think is has something to do with
" We are the Microsoft,you will be assimilated. Resistance is futile . "

jefro · 03-29-2012, 08:55 PM

Actually John_VV is right there. A dual boot may find some wrong time between boots.