I'm installing ubuntu 12.04. On the time/date settings, I tried to click on Seattle (where I am), but it only registered Vancouver. I modified the ntp config files to use the north american pool, if that matters. On the time/date dialog, I have "Automatically from the internet" checked.
The time value it shows is 7 hours before the current time.
Another minor issue is that the date it shows is apparently using the non-us format (yy-mm-dd). I'm ok with that last issue if that's the default, but the time being 7 hours off is definitely a problem.
What am I missing?
Best Answer
Hello fellow Pacific Daylight Timer! :) Your system clock is defaulting to UTC (aka GMT), which is PDT+7.
Start the terminal with
Ctrl-Alt-T, runsudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata, and select the appropriate city in North America from the menu. Then exit. That should do it!