So I did this from root and I'm still in UTC and not eastern. Anyone have any suggestions? date rm /etc/localtime rm: remove regular file `/etc/localtime'? y cd /etc ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/eastern localtime ; eastern (when I do this I get a bash error) killall ntpd ntpdate -b pool.ntp.org date reboot
On Wed, 4 Jun 2014, Robert Newberry wrote:
So I did this from root and I'm still in UTC and not eastern.
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/eastern localtime ; eastern (when I do this I get a bash error)
Kinda need to know what the bash error is, but chances are that is the problem. ================================================================ Dr. Willem A. Schreuder, President, Principia Mathematica Address: 445 Union Blvd, Suite 230, Lakewood, CO 80228, USA Tel: (303) 716-3573 Fax: (303) 716-3575 WWW: www.prinmath.com Email: Willem.Schreuder@prinmath.com
Try this instead ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Eastern /etc/localtime Regards, Chris Andrist, KC7WSU -----Original Message----- From: app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org [mailto:app_rpt-users-bounces@ohnosec.org] On Behalf Of Willem Schreuder Sent: Wednesday, June 4, 2014 8:16 AM To: Robert Newberry Cc: app_rpt-users@ohnosec.org Subject: Re: [App_rpt-users] Setting Time Zone On Wed, 4 Jun 2014, Robert Newberry wrote:
So I did this from root and I'm still in UTC and not eastern.
ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/eastern localtime ; eastern (when I do this I get a bash error)
Kinda need to know what the bash error is, but chances are that is the problem. ================================================================ Dr. Willem A. Schreuder, President, Principia Mathematica Address: 445 Union Blvd, Suite 230, Lakewood, CO 80228, USA Tel: (303) 716-3573 Fax: (303) 716-3575 WWW: www.prinmath.com Email: Willem.Schreuder@prinmath.com _______________________________________________ App_rpt-users mailing list App_rpt-users@ohnosec.org http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users To unsubscribe from this list please visit http://ohnosec.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/app_rpt-users and scroll down to the bottom of the page. Enter your email address and press the "Unsubscribe or edit options button" You do not need a password to unsubscribe, you can do it via email confirmation. If you have trouble unsubscribing, please send a message to the list detailing the problem.
On 06/04/2014 09:13 AM, Robert Newberry wrote:
So I did this from root and I'm still in UTC and not eastern.
Anyone have any suggestions?
date rm /etc/localtime rm: remove regular file `/etc/localtime'? y cd /etc ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/eastern localtime ; eastern (when I do this I get a bash error) killall ntpd ntpdate -b pool.ntp.org <http://pool.ntp.org> date reboot
typo. /usr/share/zoneinfo/US/Eastern Linux is a rather literal beast...
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