Time zone problem (Solved)

[kgha]

At work I use a webmail client with calendar (Zimbra). I have noticed that e-mails are marked with the wrong time and so are the entries in the calendar: e.g a meeting scheduled for 10.00 shows up as 06.00

I've checked the time settings in BIOS (correct, GMT + 2 hours). I've swithced from "Local Time" to "UTC" in fluxflux' clock setting panel, (again with the setting GMT + 2 hrs) but no difference.

However, when I enter

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javascript:new Date()
in Firefox'  address bar I get

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Fri Aug 07 2009 14:41:38 GMT-0200
This must be the cause for the four hours (GMT-0200 instead of GMT+0200)

But how can I change this? Should I edit the /etc/localtime file? Now it just contains

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TZif2
Grateful for any help!

EDIT: The Zimbra platform allows me to switch between two interfaces: "Advanced (AJAX)" and "Standard (HTML)". If I switch to the Standard version, I get correct time stamps! But I would prefer the Advanced version, it's more convenient.

[Manfred]

Hi Kgha,

please open a root terminal and issue 'timeconfig' (without ') to adjust your timezone.

Post here again whether it did the trick.

Regards, Quax

[kgha]

Hi Quax,

it did help - in a way -  but still a bit of a mystery.

In the timeconfig menu I chose Europe/Stockholm. Then my system clock suddenly showed 21.41 instead of correct time 17.41. So I adjusted the clock. When checking the time in the Zimbra webmail I was only two hours wrong, not four. I then remembered that I hadn't adjusted the GMT + value so I set that to GMT +2.

Now the time gap was four hours...

I then set the clock to GMT -2 and now the time marks are right.

Well and good, but I can't understand why the clock should be set at GMT -2 when my time zone (central europe, summer time)  in fact is GMT +2?

[Manfred]

1. How is the timezone on the Zimbra webserver set ?
2. Have you checked the timezone setting in your Zimbra client account ?
Quax

[kgha]

Zimbra: the webserver seems to be set correctly (works on my other pc running windows) and the user account settings are also correct.

After running the timeconfig I also get correct data when typing 'javascript:new Date()' in firefox' address field: GMT+0200 (not -0200 as previously).

It is as if the gmt settings in the configure-datetime application works backwards...

Well, the important thing is that all time markings seem to be correct now.

[Manfred]

It is as if the gmt settings in the configure-datetime application works backwards...

Well, the important thing is that all time markings seem to be correct now.

I will examine configure-datetime.

Good to hear it is working now

Regards, Quax

[kgha]

Solved - I ran the timeconfig command once again: Localtime and Europe/Stockholm (as tried earlier). Now the timezone setting given by hwclock is CEST instead of GMT+2, the setting given by javascript:new Date() is GMT+2, Zimbra marks shows up correct. Don't know why I didn't got this result before. But now the frustrating lack of logic and consistence is gone  so no need to investigate the configure-datetime application

[Manfred]

Hi Kgha,

...so no need to investigate the configure-datetime application

Thanks for the feedback!

Thus I can go ahead now with finishing the 1st lin2go version

Regards and have a nice weekend,

Quax

p.s. Could you please edit your 1st posting and add a (solved) behind its title?