Hi,
i made my own experiences on this:
1. set the system clock to the correct value (example is for germany)
   setclock timezone=E2:00
   setclock;cancel (oops)
   setclock date=<date>;time=<time>;now
2. set the tz variable to a good value
   setvar tz,"MET-1METDST"

I tried a lot to get these things working. This way, the nettime-utility from jazz shows the same time as the mpe/ix system clock. Also the internal system clock ist set to gmt(utc).

You can verify this, by using showclcks.pubxl.telesup.
In germany, we have dst, now. For Wintertime  you should just have to change the mpe-clock by issuing: setclock timezone=e1:00;gradual.



Klaus Franke

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Von:    Ken Vickers
Gesendet:       Dienstag, 22. Juli 1997 14:59
An:     [log in to unmask]
Betreff:        Re: POSIX vs. NETWARE time

At 14:28 22/07/97 -0700, Friedrich wrote:
>> >
>> >Hi,
>> >
>> >does anybody know why the TIME stamp for entries in a NETWARE/iX print
>> >queue as shown under POSIX (ls -l q*) and as shown under NOVELL (dir )
>> >are not the same.
>> >
>> >e.g.
>> >
>> >POSIX says: ..... Jul 22 00:36 job_116.que
>> >
>> >DIR   says: JOB_116.QUE ......... 22.07.97  11:36
>> >
>> >HOW COME?
>> >
>> >TIA,
>> >
>> >Friedrich
>> >
>>
>> Hi Friedrich,
>>
>> Could it be your Posix timezone (TZ) needs setting?
>>
>
>Hi Ken,
>
>Oh dear - you seem to be right. I chrosschecked with a "normal" MPE file
>- and *OOPS* there is the difference too.
>
>But now - SORRY - how do I change the POSIX timezone. I thought changing
>my MPE clock would be enough.
>
>TIA,
>
>Friedrich "still uninformed POSIX novice" Harasleben
>
>> Are you nearly daylight saving?
>>
>> Ken Vickers
>>
>
<snip>
Hi again,
</snip>
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Pick your time zone and enter:

:setvar TZ "GMT0BST"

Within shell (SH.HPBIN.SYS)

export TZ=GMT0

Check for a .profile within you home path when you enter shell as this line
should be setup.

Be aware that there are more than 2 ways of telling the time on an HP3000.

In the BOOT menu before bringing up the machine you have access to the
hardware clock.

When you bring up MPE you can set the time. This time is set almost as a
timezone from the hardware clock which is NOT altered by what you enter.

Then you have the POSIX time!

Good luck

Ken Vickers

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