Date error in WinXP vs. Ubuntu

[Andrew S]

True: Ubuntu sets the hardware clock to UTC, then translates to local time in the OS, whereas XP sets the hardware clock to local time. But I haven't enountered this problem when moving other files (e.g.,
OpenOffice Calc files with dates) back and forth between
Windows and Ubuntu.


There is an XP registry hack to make it use UTC, but it is said to be a bit flaky. Is there a way to configure the Windows install of GnuCash to read and write timestamps in UTC rather than local time?

Also, setting aside the UTC vs. local time issue, what does this mean if I move from one time zone to another? If the move is big enough, will that affect the way dates are displayed for old entries?

--- On Sat, 5/8/10, Elizabeth Dodd <edodd at billiau.net> wrote:

From: Elizabeth Dodd <edodd at billiau.net>
Subject: Re: Date error in WinXP vs. Ubuntu
To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010, 12:06 AM

On Sat, 8 May 2010, Andrew S wrote:
> My wife and I are using GnuCash, she on WinXP and me on Ubuntu 8.10. We
>  would like to pass the data files back and forth, so that she can enter
>  things on her computer and I on mine. But I have noticed the following
>  problem: All dates are reported as being one day earlier on WinXP than on
>  Ubuntu. For example, dates that show up as May 7, 2010, on Ubuntu show up
>  as May 6, 2010, on Windows. Obviously this has the potential to create
>  lots of problems. What can I do to fix it?
> 

I don't think this is an "error"
I suspect that Ubuntu is set to UTC and WinXP to local time
I am not making any suggestion for a fix
but could you check exactly what date/time your CMOS is set to on each 
computer?
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