Re: wrong time

I'm already using xntp, the time for my Linux box is correct, it reports
the correct time in GMT+8. The problem is, Squid reports the GMT time, no
+8. I still don't know why this is happening.

On Wed, 3 Feb 1999, Bill Wichers wrote:

> If your time zone is GMT+8, then you should be seeing a time that is
> essentially 8 hours "after" the time it is in Greewich, England (GMT =
> Greenwich Mean Time). For example, I'm in GMT-5, So when the local time
> here is 4:02pm, GMT should be 9:02pm. Now since Squid uses a 24 hour
> clock, thos times would be 16:02 local and 21:02 GMT, which happens to be
> current at the moment and I checked my squid (2.2.PRE2) and it is correct.
>
> For you, assuming the time is 03 Feb 1999 21:02 GMT, your local time
> should be 04 Feb 1999 05:02 locally. The numbers you give in your example
> are correct, BTW.
>
> If you're seeing the clock on your UNIX box drift over time, which
> computer clocks are notorious for doing, try using xntpd
> (http://www.eecis.udel.edu/~ntp) to automatically set and sync your
> machine's clock to a master clock somewhere.
>
Received on Wed Feb 03 1999 - 19:54:24 MST