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From: abe@mace.cc.purdue.edu (Vic Abell)
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Subject: Re: Setting timezone?
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Date: 21 Apr 89 17:11:45 GMT
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To change the time zone you must at least set the proper link from the time
zone file for your zone in /etc/zoneinfo to /etc/zoneinfo/localtime.  In your
case, that would be to link EST to localtime.

You may also want to add the following to /etc/rc.boot:

	date -t 300 > /dev/console

or, if you are in a zone where DST is possible,

	date -t 300 -d 1 > /dev/console

The -t option sets the CUT offset (in minutes); the -d option sets the
DST flag on.