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From: Phineas Pett <phineas.pett@gmail.com>
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: [9fans] Attempts to set timezone don't stick?
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:33:15 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJsduKnxrCfd86C6WeegxX+w-jyX5LQqz7iuYgxo2T5HtnnNrg@mail.gmail.com> (raw)

Hello List,

I'm attempting to setup a native Plan 9 system for the first time, but
I'm having a bit of trouble getting the timezone to ``stick.''

Putting the following in my /lib/profile seemed the intuitive and
correct thing to do:

bind /adm/timezone/US_Central /adm/timezone/local

But it does not work, and I don't understand why.

The following also failed:

cat /adm/timezone/US_Central > /adm/timezone/local

In desperation I set the clock to sync with a time server.  This
works, but the clock only remains set for a few minutes and then it is
drastically off again until it contacts the time.

The hardware is a ThinkPad R-51.

Thanks,
Phineas



             reply	other threads:[~2012-11-13  1:33 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-11-13  1:33 Phineas Pett [this message]
2012-11-13  1:39 ` John Floren
2012-11-13  2:15   ` Phineas Pett
2012-11-13  2:29     ` Anthony Sorace
2012-11-13  2:36     ` [9fans] [FIXED] " Phineas Pett

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