Questions tagged [time-zone]
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What's the difference between GMT+01:00 Amsterdam and GMT+01:00 Brussels?
I live in Vienna. My newly reset Android device just asked me about my time zone and I have multiple options available:
Amsterdam GMT+01:00
Belgrade GMT+01:00
Brussels GMT+01:00
Sarajevo GMT+01:00
Apparently, Windows also offers different GMT+01:00…
Heinzi
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Time wrong when dual-booting Windows and Linux
Ever since I started using Linux in dualboot with Windows I noticed that when I rebooted the machine, the time on the other OS was wrong, e.g. it was 12:00 on Linux, then I rebooted and on Windows it was 18:00, and when I checked the BIOS, the RTC…
arielnmz
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A Windows clock to show both UTC and local time?
I'm working on windows 7 x64 and searching for a way for a setting, or replacement app of, the tray clock (on the taskbar corner) to display both UTC (or GMT) and my local time.
Cause: I read log output of several programs realtime, many of them…
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How do I permanently reset the time zone in Debian?
Dreamhost seems to think that we like PDT, despite being in the Midwest. How do I change the timezone?
elynnaie
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Unable to change the time zone in Windows 10
I'm running Windows 10 Pro. My time zone is Jerusalem, but I need to change it to Eastern to test a program I'm working on.
The time zone won't change. I have tried:
From the clock/calendar, when I change it - it changes back.
From Control Panel…
Ellen22
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Is there a way to schedule tasks in windows specifying a specific time zone?
I need to schedule several tasks to run, where each needs to run at a specific local time in a different city. For example, one job might need to run at 19:00 New York City, and another needs to run at 08:00 Berlin.
The problem is not only does…
Chuu
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changing timezone with dpkg-reconfigure tzdata and debconf-set-selections
I want to set up a script that automatically changes the timezone on a machine (running ubuntu 11.10) and also sets the right values to the debconf database. I've tried the following, but it does not work (at the end, the current timezone remains…
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How to get more than 3 international clocks in Windows?
Is there a way to get more than 3 international clocks in Windows Vista (or later)?
This How To Geek article describes how to add two extra international clocks but I'd like more.
Simon
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Are Windows file timestamps timezone aware?
I have a file that was modified either before or after it was sent to me.
However, it was created in a different time zone, so if the modification date is in the timezone of the sender, he was the last to modify it. If it is in my timezone, I…
bastibe
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Error when trying to change the time zone in Windows: "Unable to continue. You do not have permission to perform this task."
It appears that installing Windows 8 on top of XP doesn't give you the option to choose the locale and other settings -- I've got the right keyboard layout restored, and can change the system locale to be for the UK, but the system doesn't let me…
Rowland Shaw
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Clock on my Mac gets altered when I boot into Windows
I'm running an iMac with OS X Leopard, and the Windows 7 Release Candidate (using bootcamp). Sometimes when I boot into Windows, and then boot back into OSX, I find that Windows has changed the system's clock to use an incorrect time. I've had this…
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how can I hide my "timezone" from sniffing sites?
Some sites I surf and register an account on, can find my location by the "timezone" set on windows, I use Chrome, so how can I block their access to actual timezone ?
Edit: Sorry, Forgot to mention that I use VPN with UK IP, so until recently I…
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Timezone issue with cron
My cron jobs are computed one hour later compared to server time. I don't understand what is going on.
My configuration is the following :
Server time :
Europe/Paris
In /etc/default/cron I added the following line :
TZ="Europe/Paris"
Despite…
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how to run cron jobs on GMT not local time?
How can I make cron jobs run on GMT, not local time?
this is my crontab file:
#m h d m wday command
TZ=GMT
5 0,6,12,18 * * * ~/Documents/bash/transfer.sh
my jobs seem to be running at the local time (GMT+11)
I am running…
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How can I stop Linux from changing Windows's clock?
I have a computer (HP-e010nr) that dual-boots Linux Mint 18.3 (Cinnamon, 64-bit) and Windows 8.1 (64-bit). Both are installed via BIOS compatibility mode (the Windows installer refused to use UEFI). My issue is:
When I start Linux, it sees that the…
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