1: Yes

2: Concerning mainframes, no idea about what "true UTC" may mean, nor "false UTC.

What do you mean by only responding as YES????

So I should set it as TZ=UTC-8 ??

Or, is it already set by using this??

rtc -c -z UTC

I NEED to have details here...

Its probably set using the (rtc -c -z UTC) command because the ZONE INFO is set as UTC...And also the BIOS time is set to UTC too...

I only want to confirm this.

1: Nothing more than yes, to set the displayed timezone, use indeed the TZ=something syntax
2: If you like, altough UTC-8 is a timezone with no DST, not exactly yours, not one I suggested.
3: No, obviously no, there is nothing here that set the offset in that command. How would you like the O/S to know something you do not tell.

For details, read again this thread from the start, there are more details than ever needed.

Should I use
TZ=UTC-8

or...like this:

TZ=US/Pacific

From this point on I still dont know...Because the BIOS shows the time in UTC...Now, my concern is should I do the TZ like this

TZ=UTC-8 or TZ=US/Pacific

Should I use the TZ=UTC-8 then to avoid the DST time problems?? If I use this, that means I will not have to change the clock sitting on my desktop during DST?? Am I right?

So whats the different between the TZ=US/Pacific and the UTC-8 then?

This is what I am asking you. The BIOS shows UTC...But my TZ shows TZ=US/Pacific, so this means that I have to still manually change the desktop time during DST if I use TZ=US/Pacific instead of the TZ=UTC-8..right?

No, using TZ=UTC-8 mean you'll have a wrong displayed time during summer.
either 0 or 1 hour, depending on the season.
Wrong, the change will be done automatically for you.

1. So as long as the "ZONE_INFO" is set to UTC (zone_info=UTC) then I am in good shape for the next DST change as far as Solaris goes....Right?

2. Now...here is a REALLY REALLY and REALLY great example on what I mean...I have found on this Web-Page which is hosted on Linux and at the bottom of this webpage, it says this:
Now...Does this mean that this web-server (running Linux) has its Hardware Clock set to UTC? Or, the actual DISPLAY clock (which sits on the Desktop) is set to UTC? Or...both?

Great example I wanted to point out here. You can see it when you scroll down to the bottom of this page...

1: Wrong, you are always in good shape for the next DST change, whatever the settings, as long as you stay with Solaris.

2: I see a different timezone: "All times are GMT +2. The time now is 08:22 AM."

I dont understand.

Here are my settings:
I am booting into Solaris 98% of the time...So will this solve my DST change issues? Or, I am doing everything wrong?

Make this 100% and you will be fine

So my settings are OK..right??

They are, but they won't prevent an extra one hour shift twice a year, unless you never boot windows during the whole DST period.

As I already wrote, there is no way to workaround this Windows limitation but to have the clock synchronized to an external reference at boot time on both O/Ses.

What do you mean by "unless I never boot into Windows during the DST time period?"

Does this mean I cannot boot into Windows like right now for example? (which I need to at some point a day or two to burn CDs) and thats it...I will not be in there for long periods...Only to burn a few CDs and then after that I will boot into Solaris MOST of the time anyway..

Or....Do you actually mean I cannot boot into Windows DURING THAT DAY of the DST time change..If thats the case..GREAT!!!! Then I will not...

But like I said, I usuallt boot into Windows like maybe whenever I have to burn CDs there and thats it...

If you only boot Windows for recording CDs, you can set Windows to a timezone with no DST (like UTC or Africa/Casablanca), then set Solaris to use UTC as H/W clock, and US/Pacific as display time.

That way, you won't be bothered by DST changes. The displayed time will always be correct under Windows (UTC) and Solaris (Local time, with DST changes automatically applied).

Let me get this straight...And please tell me if these settings are OK or not...Please.

1. In Windows, I should set the DISPLAYED clock which sits on the desktop to a Time Zone of UTC...am I correct? But, the only thing I dont know if I should CHECK or UNCHECK that CHECK-BOX that says: "AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST CLOCK FOR DST CHANGE" or not? Thats the only thing I have to ask you about...

2. In Solaris, I have the following setting:
3. And the RTC/CMOS clock is set to UTC also...AND I WANT TO LEAVE IT SET ON UTC NO MATTER WHAT!!

4. And what should I do with that [RealTimeIsUniversal=1] registry thing that we did under Windows? Should I just leave it the way It is? Or, should I remove it or set it to normal which is (0)??

Now, are these settings OK to avoid DST change problems?? Are these OK..??