[TriLUG] Can't convince Debian the system clock isn't UTC

[Michael Tharp]

tomed at bellsouth.net wrote:
> Isn't this a problem on dual boot systems, in that MS likes to set the
> hw clock to the local time, and Unix prefers the hw clock to be on UTC?
>
> So that one or the other OS doesn't know what time it is.
>
> Tom Ed White
>   
Correct, UNIX *prefers* UTC, but *can* use local time on the hardware 
clock. It is a matter of configuration. I only know the specifics for 
Gentoo though, so I'm afraid I can't help in this case.