Re: [App_rpt-users] the answer: Time Zone issue

22 Aug 2011

      What is odd, I just tried W4PLT's node and it is reporting correctly.

Here is his system.conf file

Hostname=W4PLT

ifconfig_type=dhcp

TimeZone=-5.0

echolinkenable=0

aprsenable=0

Last login: Mon Aug 15 20:41:48 2011

[root@W4PLT ~]# date

Mon Aug 22 18:51:51 EDT 2011

[root@W4PLT ~]# asterisk -r

Asterisk , Copyright (C) 1999 - 2008 Digium, Inc. and others.

Created by Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>

Asterisk comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; type 'core show warranty' for
details.

This is free software, with components licensed under the GNU General Public

License version 2 and other licenses; you are welcome to redistribute it
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certain conditions. Type 'core show license' for details.

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Connected to Asterisk  currently running on W4PLT (pid = 2327)

Verbosity is at least 3

W4PLT*CLI> rpt fun 27901 *81

W4PLT*CLI> rpt fun 27901 *9041

W4PLT*CLI> rpt fun 27901 *81

    -- Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-2101939038'

    -- <Zap/pseudo-617879378> Playing 'rpt/goodevening' (language 'en')

    -- <Zap/pseudo-617879378> Playing 'rpt/thetimeis' (language 'en')

    -- <Zap/pseudo-617879378> Playing 'digits/6' (language 'en')

    -- <Zap/pseudo-617879378> Playing 'digits/50' (language 'en')

    -- <Zap/pseudo-617879378> Playing 'digits/2' (language 'en')

    -- <Zap/pseudo-617879378> Playing 'digits/p-m' (language 'en')

    -- Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-617879378'

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken [mailto:ke2n@cs.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 5:27 PM
To: 'Paul J. Agamata'; 'Lu Vencl'
Cc: 'John Boteler'; app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org
Subject: the answer: Time Zone issue

Hmmm - that would account for 4 hours alright

Have a look at this

http://www.redhat.com/advice/tips/timezone.html

seems that there is a setting where you tell the OS what the BIOS is using.

It looks like the default on CENTOS/Asterisk is UTC=true

As the referenced article says ... this setting and your BIOS must match.

GL

Ken
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From: Paul J. Agamata [mailto:Sysman@Xceptions.COM]
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Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Time Zone issue
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Do the conversion to UTC time, from the local time now... Is it
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NTP's calculations are based of UTC time to you TZ.
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Local time. Is that not the correct way?
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Is your BIOS time set in UTC or Local?
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Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Time Zone issue
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OK, then the Allstar process must be running under some other
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Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Time Zone issue
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SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/ssh-BIMHQ13706/agent.13706
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HOME=/root
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From: John Boteler [mailto:bote@botecomm.com]
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Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Time Zone issue
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The operating system stores the time as the number of seconds since
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From: Lu Vencl [mailto:vencl@att.net]
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Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Time Zone issue
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Yes,  the time reported by the date command is correct.  See below
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Jim announced the latest SVN a few weeks ago so that is why I have a
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Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Time Zone issue
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Interesting
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You have a later version than I do (mine is 281)
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Sure looks like the *81 routine is getting the wrong date  but it¹s
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not pacific timeŠ its 4 hours difference.
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Is the system itself (Linux) on the right time?
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From: Lu Vencl [mailto:vencl@att.net]
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Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Time Zone issue
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Ken,
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I am using Ver 285
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Am I doing something wrong here? See below..
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-- Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-1680839429'
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KA4EPS*CLI> exit
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[root@KA4EPS ~]# cd /etc
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[root@KA4EPS etc]# cp localtime localtime.orig
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cp: overwrite `localtime.orig'? yes  <<I enter Yes here.  Tried both
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[root@KA4EPS etc]# ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York
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localtime
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[root@KA4EPS etc]# astres.sh
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Restarting Asterisk...
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[root@KA4EPS etc]# asterisk -r
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Asterisk , Copyright (C) 1999 - 2008 Digium, Inc. and others.
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Created by Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>
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Asterisk comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; type 'core show
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warranty'
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for details.
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This is free software, with components licensed under the GNU
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General
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License version 2 and other licenses; you are welcome to
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Sun Aug 21 21:38:04 America/NewYork 2011
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[root@KA4EPS etc]# asterisk -r
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Asterisk , Copyright (C) 1999 - 2008 Digium, Inc. and others.
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Created by Mark Spencer <markster@digium.com>
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Asterisk comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; type 'core show
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for details.
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This is free software, with components licensed under the GNU
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General
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License version 2 and other licenses; you are welcome to
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Connected to Asterisk  currently running on KA4EPS (pid = 2351)
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Verbosity is at least 3
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KA4EPS*CLI> rpt fun 27869 *81
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-- <Zap/pseudo-1336490768> Playing 'rpt/goodafternoon' (language
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'en')
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-- <Zap/pseudo-1336490768> Playing 'rpt/thetimeis' (language
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-- <Zap/pseudo-1336490768> Playing 'digits/5' (language 'en')
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-- <Zap/pseudo-1336490768> Playing 'digits/30' (language 'en')
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-- <Zap/pseudo-1336490768> Playing 'digits/8' (language 'en')
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-- <Zap/pseudo-1336490768> Playing 'digits/p-m' (language 'en')
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-- Hungup 'Zap/pseudo-1336490768'
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KA4EPS*CLI>exit
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[root@KA4EPS etc]# date
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Sun Aug 21 21:40:14 America/NewYork 2011
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From: Ken [mailto:ke2n@cs.com]
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Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 2:29 PM
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To: 'Lu Vencl'
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Subject: RE: [App_rpt-users] Time Zone issue
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Yeah Š is your later than mine
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In the standard config    *82   gets you the version number
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From: Lu Vencl [mailto:vencl@att.net]
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Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 1:46 PM
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To: Ken
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Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Time Zone issue
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Ken. I am running the latest svn.  Jus
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On Aug 21, 2011, at 11:11 AM, "Ken"
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Lu  you did not say what version you are running
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Here,  version 281 works fine
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You say east coast time, but it¹s actually New_York
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g> [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Lu Vencl
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To: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org<mailto:app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org>
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Subject: [App_rpt-users] Time Zone issue
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I think there MIGHT be a bug with regards to the time zone setting
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All of my nodes read the correct time when I type date from root,
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Asterisk is reporting  4 hours behind.
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Aug 21 06:40:36] NOTICE[2818]: chan_echolink.c:2484 do_el_directory:
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Directory pgm done downloading(partial,compressed), 342 records
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[root@KA4EPS ~]# date
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Sun Aug 21 10:40:52 America/NewYork 2011
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I think I once changed it to Central Time zone and it then became 1
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hour behind as expected if I recall correctly.
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Not sure what to change here if someone could offer guidance.
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I looked at system.conf and it shows TimeZone=-5.0 which would be
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correct.
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Or am I supposed to set the system clock to GMT perhaps?
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Thanks
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KA4EPS