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Ubuntu Linux messes up my system time

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Sureshot324

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When I installed Ubuntu linux it asked me if I had a GMT clock in my system, or something along those lines. I think I said yes, which was probably the wrong answer. Now whenever I boot to linux and then back to Windows, the time is off by 5 hours. I can correct it in windows and it will be fine until i boot into linux again. The time is always correct in Linux. How can I change the setting so Linux won't change my system time?
 
GMT = greenwich mean time.. or 'universal time'.

I am not completely sure about this but you can try running this command:
sudo tzconfig
 
Just as an FYI to others in this boat...

Ubuntu defaults to UTC=yes (BIOS clock is set to UTC time, which is normally off several hours. 7 for us MST folks)
Ubuntu syncs to a time server on boot (gets the correct time, compares the BIOS time, finds it to be "off" according to UTC/Time server) and readjusts time.
Windows doesn't deal with UTC, it assumes bios time=local time, reads the clock and is off.
Sureshot found the appropriate answer for dual booting. Set UTC=no
 
Does this mean that ubuntu will still sync my system time on every boot, but just set it for the local time for my timezone? I would prefer it just leave my system time alone.
 
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