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Re: A whacky DATE bug in Linux - PLEASE HELP!

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From: Ron House
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 00:00
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Brian McCauley wrote:

> If I set both kernel and user space timezones to Australia/Queensland
> (at this time of year) the kernel thinks I'm in GMT+11 and the user
> space thinks I'm in GMT+10.
> 
What command do you use to find out who thinks what?

> If I look at a dos filesystem the timestamps are *one* hour out *not*
> ten hours out.  If you are seeing 10 hours out then I'd guess one of
> your timezones is set wrong.
> 
No. I have checked this carefully. I have received a suggestion in email
that I think might be the answer, but I have to go home to check. I'll
post tomorrow if I find the solution.

-- 
Ron House            house@usq.edu.au

You can only be right if you have the courage to be wrong.
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From: Ron House <house@usq.edu.au>
Subject: Re: A whacky DATE bug in Linux - PLEASE HELP!
Date: 1998/09/21
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