[CentOS] UTC vs local time
Mogens Kjaer
mk at crc.dk
Thu Aug 23 10:53:12 UTC 2007
Simon Jolle wrote:
> Hi list
>
> I always configure my systems to use our local time (in my case
> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Zurich) and disable UTC.
>
> What are the differences between UTC and local time? What are their
> respective advantages and disadvantages?
>
> When to use UTC?
Always :-)
You should only use local time if your machine
dualboots with Windows. Windows expect the clock
to be set to localtime.
Mogens
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