Re: [tlug] Erratic Rsync Behavior: Coping with Multi-Booting Effects on Time-keeping

[Raymond Wan <rwan.kyoto@example.com>]

On 30/04/11 19:20, Charles Muller wrote:
> So I checked around and (please correct me if I am wrong) it seems
> that Windows systems are set by default to local time, and setting
> them to UTC requires a registry hack of some sort. Also, my Windows
> XP is being set by NTP. I suppose it is not impossible that Windows
> is the culprit here, but since I have made no changes or reinstalls
> of Windows in a couple of years, but have indeed reinstalled Debian
> recently (pretty close to the time of the start of this problem) and
> have updated Sid recently, I am guessing the problem is in Linux.


I'm not trying to take sides between Linux/Windows :-), but 
I think it would be more correct to say that the problem 
lies with Linux because Windows is inflexible...  I have a 
vague feeling that was the conclusion I had reached a while 
back.

Perhaps Vista or Windows 7 has improved the situation...I'm 
not sure.  And I guess you don't want to look into these 
options...

I doubt that Sid would break this, actually.  I mean, it 
seems like such a basic function, I doubt that it changes 
anymore across Debian releases.  More likely, upgrading to 
Sid introduced a new default configuration file in /etc that 
broke what you had before.  If you have a backup of your old 
/etc, you could check for differences between time-related 
configuration files...

I'm just thinking aloud...but if you don't care too much 
about your Windows time, is there some timezone you could 
set your Windows machine to that would fix this problem? 
i.e., pretend your Windows' side is in the UK, for example. 
 Of course, this ought to be a last option -- there should 
be a better one on the Debian side.

Ray