On 22 Oct 1999, Greg Wooledge wrote: > Anthony Campbell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > I think something is writing to > > the hardware clock on closing down but what could this be? > > /etc/rc*.d/*hwclock.sh (which are symlinks to /etc/init.d/hwclock.sh). > > The relevant code from my version of hwclock.sh is this: > > stop|restart|reload) > [ "$GMT" = "-u" ] && GMT="--utc" > hwclock --systohc $GMT > if [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] > then > echo "CMOS clock updated to `date`." > fi > ;; >
I have this too, but if I understand it aright it ought to set the hw clock to the correct time (assuming one has the right time initially. I'll try inactivating it and see what happens. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - running Linux - Debian 2.1 (Windows-free zone) Book Reviews: www.achc.demon.co.uk/bookreviews/ "The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on..." - Edward Fitzgerald (Rubaiat of Omar Khayyam)
