[time-nuts] Concern over Daylight Saving Time
Hal Murray
hmurray at megapathdsl.net
Sat Jan 20 01:46:45 EST 2007
> Actually, if you're using a network time server on your home LAN, and
> sync'ing your workstations to it, you need only make sure that the
> time server is running right. The computers will then take care of
> themselves.
NTP uses UTC. (Roughly. There might be differences at the leap second
level.)
Time zones and DST depend upon local conversions. You have to get that right
if you expect local time to be correct.
Most *inx boxes use a local conversion table/file stored in /etc/locatime
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