Root date not synchronized with user date

[Naqiud]

Hi,

do anyone ever face this problem? root date is updated. but not for user date. user and root date are not synchronize.
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N4000_1] / > date
Mon Mar 31 13:48:58 mal 2008
N4000_1] / > id
uid=0(root) gid=3(sys) groups=0(root),1(other),2(bin),4(adm),5(daemon),6(mail),7(lp),20(users)
N4000_1] / >
logout root
$ id
uid=116(faiznaq) gid=20(users)
$ date
Mon Mar 31 00:49:10 EST 2008

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how i can update both and synch both?

thanks in advance.

[Matti_Kurkela]

Check the value of the TZ environment variable for both root and the user. Maybe the user lives in another time zone or has some other reason to use a TZ setting that does not match the system default.

MK

[Naqiud]

what is TZ?

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N4000_1] / > id
uid=0(root) gid=3(sys) groups=0(root),1(other),2(bin),4(adm),5(daemon),6(mail),7(lp),20(users)
N4000_1] / > date
Mon Mar 31 14:11:10 mal 2008
N4000_1] / > which date
/usr/bin/date
N4000_1] / >
logout root
$ id
uid=116(faiznaq) gid=20(users)
$ date
Mon Mar 31 01:11:23 EST 2008
$ which date
/usr/bin/date

[AL_3001]

Hello,

TZ is time zone variable set on the system. Do echo $TZ as a root user and a normal user or see the profile file of root and normal user. Hope this helps.

ie. of TZ
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> echo $TZ
GMT0BST
>
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Cheers,
Ashish

[Naqiud]

Thanks!

but, how to set the TZ for the user's?
i found taht root's TZ is different with user's TZ.

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N4000_1] / > echo $TZ
mal-8
N4000_1] / >
logout root
$ echo $TZ
sh: TZ: Parameter not set.

[AL_3001]

Naquid,

DO let us know the o/p of TZ variable. If you have come to a conclusion, still let us know.

All the Best.

Cheers,
Ashish

[Naqiud]

Hi Ashish,

i didn't get you.. what does it mean? i just set the date, but i wondering why the system is not update the user's time and date.

thanks a lot.

[AL_3001]

No probs.... Try this

As a normal user, do the following:

1. $TZ=mal-8 (to set the value of TZ variable)

2. $echos $TZ (to check the value set for normal user).


Cheers,
Ashish

[Naqiud]

Hi Ashish,

this error appeared.

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$ $TZ=mal-8
sh: TZ: Parameter not set.
$ id
uid=116(faiznaq) gid=20(users)

thanks.

[AL_3001]

Try to add entry of TZ variable in /etc/profile file.