doesn't change to Daylight Saving Time

[N.J. Mann]

In message <6.0.0.22.2.20080310092732.024d7678 at mail.computinginnovations.com>,
	Derek Ragona (derek at computinginnovations.com) wrote:
> At 08:17 AM 3/10/2008, Robert Huff wrote:
>> Derek Ragona writes:
>>
>> >  > >  My FreeBSD 6.2 doesn't change to Daylight Saving Time. How 
>> should I fix
>> >  > >  it?
>> >  >
>> >  >         I'm having the same problem with -CURRENT.  I have updated the
>> >  >zoneinfo files (using misc/zoneinfo) and (re-)run tzsetup, but am
>> >  >still a hour behind.
>> >
>> >  Are you running ntpd?
>>
>>         I am.
>>         (If it matters, I have rebooted the system since updating the
>> tz files/settings.)
>>
> Have you checked the ntpd log file for errors, and verified it is  
> running.  Often ntpd won't reset the time if the delta is too large, and  
> you have to stop nrpd and run ntpdate instead, then start ntpd.

If you have securelevel greater than 1 the kernel prevent large time
changes.  See man init(8).


Cheers,
       Nick.
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