Time zone isn't displaying right one with 'tzsetup'

[jdow]

From: "Robert Gabaree" <lists at rawb.net>

> Hi,
> 
> I tried to update my new server to the new time zone by running  
> 'tzsetup' and selecting Eastern.  However, instead of showing 11:45,  
> it shows 6:45 - 5 hours later.  I even tried to do a 'cp /usr/share/ 
> zoneinfo/EST5EDT /etc/localtime" but it didn't help.  What can I do  
> to fix it?

What time does your BIOS say? And did you tell Linux which time zone
the BIOS thinks it is in?

There is a UTC=true or UTC=false line in /etc/sysconfig/clock you
might investigate.

{^_^}