ftp time stamp mismatch

[jgtyler]

When we ftp to a linux box from a HP-UX box and perform a "dir" of a file it shows a time stamp of 13:59 but when a ls -l is performed on the linux box the time stamp is 8:59. The correct time stamp is 8:59, why does ftp dir show a 5 hour increase?

 

[hoinz]

Hi,

I think this must be due to different time zone settings, e.g. one machine has GMT, the other has GMT-5.
'date -u' should give you a hint.
HP-UX has a system variable $TZ, but I don't know of a Linux equivalent.

hope this helps

 

[jgtyler]

A "date -u" shows both with the same date and time.

 

[hoinz]

It seems then that my idea was not the right one, sorry.
For further investigation:
What happens if you try ftp from Linux to HP-UX? Is there a time mismatch too?

regards

 

[jgtyler]

It doesn't matter which way or what server I try to ftp to, when you execute a 'dir' from within ftp you get the UTC time.

 

[hoinz]

It seems similar problems are common with some implementations of ftp.
A Google search did't produce a solution;
but for a start you may want to look at these:

http://www.redhat.com/archives/redhat-install-list/1998-December/msg00167.html

http://www.redhat.com/archives/shrike-list/2004-January/msg00070.html

http://www.eleves.ens.fr:8080/home/madore/programs/GMT-WARNING

not sure if this helps ...