comp.os.linux.networking

EricThompson writes:

>I started using ntpd and ntpdate a few months ago to keep a number of
>servers in sync with each other -- important for my backup tasks. It was
>working so well, I paid no attention after awhile, but I noticed a few days
>ago that the time change has created a problem for me. While ntpd is
>working great on my server, with the time change giving it no problem, when
>the client servers "sync" to mine, they come up an hour off. I'm sure

You have to upgrade your /etc/localtime on your computers. YOu have not
been keeping up with securty updates. The update came out over a year ag0

Anyway

>there is just some simple thing I have to do, but I just have not been able
>to find it. What I notice is that my server gives the time in PDT, and the
>client servers give it in PST. That's obviously what I need to fix, but
>how the #$@#%@#$ do I fix it? I can't find anything in man pages, I've
>searched online, blah, blah. Fact is, if I use ntpdate on the client
>machines to sync directly with pool.ntp.org, the same problem occurs. Why
>does it work on mine, but not on the others?

BEcause you kept your own machine up to date and not the others.



>Sorry, I'm starting to ramble now. I'll stop.
mkdir /tmp/tz
cd /tmp/tz
wget ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2008a.tar.gz
tar -xzf tzdata2008a.tar.gz

Become root and do

zic northamerica
cp /usr/share/zoninfo/America/Vancouver /etc/localtime

And you are now set up. Do this on each machine.

If they are windows machines, you have additional problems and I cannot
help.