Re: Setting date and time

From: Manuel Sugawara <masm(at)fciencias(dot)unam(dot)mx>
To: George Weaver <gweaver(at)shaw(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Setting date and time
Date: 2004-01-29 16:31:35
Message-ID: m3hdyevhqw.fsf@conexa.fciencias.unam.mx
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George Weaver <gweaver(at)shaw(dot)ca> writes:

> Hi Manuel,
>
> Thanks for the response.
>
> From what I can determine, postmaster gets the OS date and time when
> its starts up, but then seems to maintain the data and time
> independently.

Uh, I don't think so.

> If you change the OS date or time after postmaster is running, the
> two systems will be out of synch.

Have you actually tried?. A little experimentation in my machine shows
that this assertion is indeed false. Try it your self.

Regards,
Manuel.

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