RE: [Xen-devel] HVM guests and localtime

["Ross S. W. Walker" <rwalker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> [mailto:xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Ross S. W. Walker
> Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 11:51 AM
> To: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [Xen-devel] HVM guests and localtime
> 
> 
> I have posted this on xen-users, but have not received any hints to
> possible fixes or work-arounds, so I am submitting this to the devel
> list as a possible bug. If someone else can confirm this I can put
> in a bugzilla ticket.
> 
> Xen: 3.0.4.1
> Dom0: CentOS 4.4 x86_64 + linux-2.6.16.33-xen_x86_64
> 
> When I create an HVM guest for the intention of running Windows and
> I specify the 'localtime = 1' option, it starts qemu-dm with this
> option, but the guest's rtc is still set to utc instead of localtime.
> 
> My /etc/localtime is set properly and it isn't symlinked. Do I need
> to make sure TZ is set in /etc/environment?
> 
> When running Windows in Active Directory with group policy processing
> it's important to make sure the guest has it's rtc set properly for
> Kerberos authentication, as group policy is processed early in the
> boot sequence, but NTP is done late in the boot sequence.
> 
> Any help here would be appreciated.

Is there any input on this? Is anybody else seeing this issue?

Am I the only one?


-Ross

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