> 
> 
> This should be a FAQ.
> 
> Stefano Gobbo writes:
> > 2  Timezone setting. I just rebuild my kernel and I wanted to
> >    adjust timezone to MET (since now, it is set to the some US TZ).
> >    Which values must I give to the TIMEZONE and DST entry in the config
> >    file? I've read somwhere thah it needs the time shift expressed in 
> >    minutes. Is it true? Since MET is +1 hour to GMT but seems to me that
> >    TZ=0 is set up to an US TZ, how must I behave?
> 
> The kernel setting isn't what you use -- thats an ancient bit of
> residue -- don't touch it. Timezone isn't in the kernel any more.
> 
> You simply link /etc/localtime to the appropriate file in
> /usr/share/zoneinfo. The only stuff that cares are userland programs
> and their localtime() calls check that ZIC file to figure out what to
> do.
> 

OK.  

It is.


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