_____ From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of khalid touati Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:08 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [asterisk-users] Time variables in system application Hi Guys, i have a weird thing here: when using time variables (%F & %T) in a shell script, out of dial plan (particularly system() app); it displays the right time (same as output of date), but when same variables are used in system() application it displays a wrong time/date (ahead of 6 hours). I am using a centos 5.3, can anyone help me fix this? -- Abdullah ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01CADB0D.118224C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:v=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"> <meta name=3DGenerator content=3D"Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Tahoma; panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:purple; text-decoration:underline;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:Arial; color:navy;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=3DEN-US link=3Dblue vlink=3Dpurple> <div class=3DSection1> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>You are apparently in U.S. Central Time zone. Asterisk uses the hardware clock and system() uses the system clock, so these are probably out of sync. Try doing <o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Date and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hwclock<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>From a command prompt.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <div class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> <hr size=3D2 width=3D"100%" align=3Dcenter tabindex=3D-1> </span></font></div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] <b><span style=3D'font-weight: bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>khalid touati<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 13, 2010 1:08 PM<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion<br> <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [asterisk-users] Time variables in system application</span></font><o:p></o:p></p> </div> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size: 12.0pt'>Hi Guys,<br> i have a weird thing here: when using time variables (%F & %T) in a shell script, out of dial plan (particularly system() app); it displays the right time (same as output of date), but when same variables are used in system() application it displays a wrong time/date (ahead of 6 hours). I am using a centos 5.3, can anyone help me fix this?<br clear=3Dall> <br> -- <br> Abdullah<o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> </body> </html> ------=_NextPart_000_0064_01CADB0D.118224C0--