Odd time/date stamp in maillog

[Martin Hepworth]

Colin Jack wrote:
> I am running MailScanner on CentOS 4.3 and find that the dates for the
> MailScanner entries in maillog are -5 hours against system time ...
> anybody any idea why?
> 
> --- tail -f maillog snip ---
> 
> Aug 23 11:07:06 server1 dovecot: pop3-login: Login: user=<point>,
> method=PLAIN, rip=88.96.118.166, lip=192.168.2.4
> Aug 23 11:07:07 server1 sendmail[9046]: k7NA715S009046:
> from=<drzxxpa at eclipsemarketing.com>, size=22216, class=0, nrcpts=1,
> msgid=<000b01c6c69b$df6ab260$36fd3550 at bartek>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA,
> relay=dr54.internetdsl.tpnet.pl [80.53.253.54]
> Aug 23 11:07:07 server1 dovecot: POP3(point): Disconnected: Logged out
> top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/0, size=0
> Aug 23 06:07:10 server1 MailScanner[8145]: New Batch: Found 40 messages
> waiting
> Aug 23 06:07:10 server1 MailScanner[8145]: New Batch: Scanning 1
> messages, 22763 bytes
> Aug 23 11:07:10 server1 dovecot: pop3-login: Login: user=<netia>,
> method=PLAIN, rip=87.127.16.161, lip=192.168.2.4
> Aug 23 11:07:10 server1 dovecot: POP3(netia): Disconnected: Logged out
> top=0/0, retr=0/0, del=0/0, size=0
> Aug 23 06:07:10 server1 MailScanner[8145]: Virus and Content Scanning:
> Starting
> Aug 23 06:07:11 server1 MailScanner[8145]: Uninfected: Delivered 1
> messages
> Aug 23 11:07:11 server1 sendmail[9071]: STARTTLS: ClientCertFile missing
> Aug 23 11:07:11 server1 sendmail[9071]: STARTTLS: ClientKeyFile missing
> 
> --- end snip ---
> 
> The server has the correct settings:
> 
> [root at server1 rules]# date
> Wed Aug 23 11:09:42 BST 2006
> 
> Regards
> 
> Colin

Hmm it does look like something is picking up the wrong TZ, for some 
reason MS seems to think its in New York..

what's in /etc/sysconfig/clock ?

-- 
Martin Hepworth
Senior Systems Administrator
Solid State Logic
Tel: +44 (0)1865 842300

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