Cannot tell Fedora that the system clock does not use UTC

[billymayday]

I'm having a problem that I don't seem to be able to tell my F9 installation that mys system clock is on local time.

I've tried to uncheck the box in system/administration/date & time. timeconfig from the command line (as root) doesn't change it (run it again and it's checked). i get the following output when I try timeconfig

timeconfig
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/system-config-date/timeconfig.py", line 116, in <module>
runConfig(rc)
File "/usr/share/system-config-date/timeconfig.py", line 94, in runConfig
timezoneBackend.writeConfig(timezone, utc)
File "/usr/share/system-config-date/timezoneBackend.py", line 55, in writeConfig
shutil.copyfile(fromFile, "/etc/localtime")
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/shutil.py", line 41, in copyfile
raise Error, "`%s` and `%s` are the same file" % (src, dst)
shutil.Error: `/usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney` and `/etc/localtime` are the same file

and I've tried adding "UTC = false" to /etc/sysconfig/clock

I've used Fedora from FC4 to the present, and various other distros on this machine all work fine in respect of times.

Any thoughts?

[bhoot]

I am very new at linux ... This is my first problem


File "/usr/share/system-config-date/scdMainWindow.py", line 86, in ok_clicked
self.apply ()
File "/usr/share/system-config-date/scdMainWindow.py", line 201, in apply
self.timezoneBackend.writeConfig (timezone, utc)
File "/usr/share/system-config-date/timezoneBackend.py", line 55, in writeConfig
shutil.copyfile(fromFile, "/etc/localtime")
File "/usr/lib/python2.5/shutil.py", line 41, in copyfile
raise Error, "`%s` and `%s` are the same file" % (src, dst)
shutil.Error: `/usr/share/zoneinfo/Asia/Kolkata` and `/etc/localtime` are the same file

[billymayday]

No, your problems are:

1) you haven't asked a question, and
2) by adding it to my thread, no one will see it in a relevant sense.

Do you know what you are doing?

[DTParanoia]

I can't offer a solution but I have a question. Does /dev/rtc exist on your machine?

I ask as I have a similar issue being unable to tell fedora that the system clock in NOT UTC but my issue is tracable to the non-existence of the real time clock device file, I'm curious about if this is also the case on your machine.

details of my issue here -- http://forums.fedoraforum.org/forum/...79&postcount=6

[billymayday]

I have a link /dev/rtc to /dev/rtc0

[bodhi.zazen]

time is read from the BIOS. Windows can not use UTC easily, so it uses localtime.

If you dual boot with windows, when you install Linux, and the installer asks if your system uses UTC or localtime, select localtime.

To set post-install you can either :

1. From the command line :

hwclock --localtime

2. From the gui interface go to :

System -> Administration -> Date and time

If you are using NTP (Network Time Protocol tab) you need to disable that first.

(Un check the "Enable Network Time Protocol box in the NTP tab).

Then click the Time Zone tab -> Remove the check mark in the "System clock uses UTC" near the bottom on the right.

Your system time will not change automatically -> go back to the Date & Time tab and set the time.

Now, if you wish to use ntp, go back to the Network Time Protocol tab and again check the "Enable Network Time Protocol".

You should be good to go

[scottro]

@billymayday, keep in mind that both Windows and Linux will reset the hardware (BIOS) clock as they shutdown. So if one keeps changing it, the other will change it back.

@bhodi, I never new that hwclock --localtime trick, thanks, I always manually edited /etc/adjtime.

At bhoot, as was said, no one will really notice your post here. Take a look at the forum guidelines, (There's a link at the top of the page.)
You mean this?

In regards to cross-posting, and private messaging, etc, my bad. I was frustrated, and it's been 2 years since I've read the "regulations."


Look at their suggestions for , posting, and I'd recommend you simply repost your question in a new thread, with a descriptive title, (and probably in the General Support section). A title like

ZoneInfo and localtime are same file.