Re: tzsetup disregards setting TZ to UTC

From: Matthias Andree <mandree_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:08:47 +0200
Am 28.03.2011 07:53, schrieb Garrett Cooper:
> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 10:29 PM, Eitan Adler <lists_at_eitanadler.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Daniel O'Connor <doconnor_at_gsoft.com.au> wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>> I am trying the new installer and I find that it still asks you for a time zone even if you answer Yes to using UTC.
>>
>> tzsetup(1) is not asking if you wish to use UTC, It is asking if your
>> local CMOS clock is set to UTC time. There is a subtle difference. See
>> adjkerntz(8) for more details.
> 
> Perhaps the wording should be changed to say "Is your clock set to
> local time?" instead?

Perhaps the installer should instead:

display CMOS and system time, and ask which one of them is correct, and
offer a third option to actually correct the timezone or time if neither
is correct.

That's much easier to grasp.
Received on Mon Mar 28 2011 - 09:36:42 UTC

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