Subject: Re: Time Zone
To: Nick Loman <nick@csosl.co.uk>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 03/22/1997 10:30:34
On Sat, 22 Mar 1997 14:24:13 +0000 
 Nick Loman <nick@csosl.co.uk> wrote:

 > How do I set the time zone to GMT so that it STAYS after a reboot? And does
 > changing the time automatically set the internal clock (i386)?

ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/GMT /etc/localtime

It should, yes.  If you're at GMT, make sure you either compile your
kernel with RTC_OFFSET=0 or eliminate the option altogether.

(Err, the RTC_OFFSET thing only applies to -current)

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