[kde-linux] KDE + Time Zones + Daylight-saving-time

[Alain M.]

Please HELP. I cannot get the right time on my machine unless I turn off 
NTP!!

Alain
PS I just moved out of Windows because of this kind of thing, but My 
nightmares are back!!!

Alain M. escreveu:
> How do I configure KDE to obey the *operating system*'s time?
> 
> In KDE all my machines' time are off by one hour.
> 
> KDE simply is not obeying /etc/localtime which I configured for 
> Daylight-Saving to end in february,25. Somehow KDE believes that it has 
> already ended, which I have to say is completely unpredictable in Brazil.
> 
> If I open a Terminal, the DATE command shows the correct time and 
> identifies it as "BRDT" which is what I configured in /etc/localtime.
> 
> As a last resort, how do I configure KDE's time-zone and daylight saving 
> time. I believe that there should be only one such configuration... If I 
> set the correct time now (which I had to do) next week it will go wrong 
> again because of the "correct" time change...
> 
> Please help, I am using Mandriva2007 with KDE 3.5.4
> 
> thanks, in advance,
> Alain