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From: BOFH <web@typo.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: /etc/localtime?
Date: 23 Jul 1996 08:20:31 GMT
Organization: typo.org
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Message-ID: <4t220f$ruc@typo.org>
References: <4sasqr$3v8@pelican.unf.edu> <SCOTT.96Jul16123810@crux.dcs.qmw.ac.uk> <4si92r$e6h@typo.org> <4snqc7$aa@anorak.coverform.lan>
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Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> wrote:
: BOFH (web@typo.org) wrote:
: : rm /etc/localtime
: : ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Eastern /etc/localtime

: And don't forget to re-boot.

Um, no?

Just rdate to some machine or use ntpdate to adjust the offset. rebooting
does nothing to sync the clock.