[f41] Doc issue in file modules/system-administrators-guide/pages/basic-system-configuration/Configuring_the_Date_and_Time.adoc #33

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opened 2024-10-23 11:22:31 +00:00 by MaddyGuthridge · 1 comment
MaddyGuthridge commented 2024-10-23 11:22:31 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)

This page would benefit from documentation of the way that the system time is stored, and how this changes based on whether a Windows partition is detected during installation.

I was encountering an issue on my system where the time would be set 11 hours into the future after a reboot. This was especially confusing, as I have configured Windows to store the system time in UTC (as per this article) so that I could avoid this issue.

Funnily enough, I found the solution in the Arch Wiki, where it states that Fedora's installer configures the system to use local time instead of UTC on the hardware clock if a Windows installation is detected. This is a sensible default, but it would be very helpful to users who encounter issues with this if it is documented in the Fedora docs.

This page would benefit from documentation of the way that the system time is stored, and how this changes based on whether a Windows partition is detected during installation. I was encountering an issue on my system where the time would be set 11 hours into the future after a reboot. This was especially confusing, as I have configured Windows to store the system time in UTC (as per [this article](https://www.howtogeek.com/323390/how-to-fix-windows-and-linux-showing-different-times-when-dual-booting/#make-windows-use-utc-time-by-editing-the-registry)) so that I could avoid this issue. Funnily enough, I found the solution in the [Arch Wiki](https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/System_time#UTC_in_Ubuntu/Fedora), where it states that Fedora's installer configures the system to use local time instead of UTC on the hardware clock if a Windows installation is detected. This is a sensible default, but it would be very helpful to users who encounter issues with this if it is documented in the Fedora docs.
p.boy commented 2024-12-26 09:52:06 +00:00 (Migrated from gitlab.com)

The problem is: The System Administrator's Guide is outdated and no longer maintained. The plan is to replace it by Fedora Tools (https://docs.stg.fedoraproject.org/en-US/tools/). But we are out of resources for now. We will open a new discussion about the topic on discussion, soon.

The problem is: The System Administrator's Guide is outdated and no longer maintained. The plan is to replace it by Fedora Tools (https://docs.stg.fedoraproject.org/en-US/tools/). But we are out of resources for now. We will open a new discussion about the topic on discussion, soon.
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