Thanks for the reply.
The hwclock can be set properly from the OS. No BIOS permissions to even set for the clock, it's just a standard old 24 hour clock.
On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 2:43 PM, m.roth@5-cent.us wrote:
Russell Jones wrote:
Hi all,
I am having an issue with some older CentOS 5.3 servers. Every time the server boots, it gives the error "Cannot access the hardware clock by any known method", and then promptly sets the time 5 hours behind the hardware clock, down to the second.
So, it's obviously setting it to GMT.
After the system is up. "hwclock" works fine. hwclock --debug does not show any error at all.
The hardware clock is configured in local time. /etc/sysconfig/clock is set to UTC=false and ZONE="America/Chicago". /etc/localtime is a copy of Chicago's zone file. /etc/adjtime is configured with "LOCAL" as the third row. I am at a loss as to what is causing this.
Any assistance is appreciated! Thanks!
Wonder if there's some permission or ownership problem.... You might also check in the BIOS, if some protection is turned on.
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