[mythtv-users] How to set time zone

[Roland Ernst]

On Wed, Feb 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM Peter Bennett <pb.mythtv at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> On 2/18/25 21:05, Bob Sully wrote:
> > Thanks.  It appears to be a problem with the browser I'm using
> > (LibreWolf, a more-secure fork of Firefox).
> > I ran the new web interface under Vivaldi (a more secure fork of
> > Chrome; I don't trust Chrome, it's way too permissive).
> >
> > Under Vivaldi, the times are correct in the new interface.  I tried
> > the solution you referenced from 2016 - no change under LibreWolf.
> > Maybe the Myth devs can look into why this happens with some browsers
> > and not others.
> >
> > [rcs at vader: ~]$ timedatectl
> >                Local time: Tue 2025-02-18 17:59:54 PST
> >         Universal time: Wed 2025-02-19 01:59:54 UTC
> >                  RTC time: Wed 2025-02-19 01:59:54
> >                Time zone: America/Los_Angeles (PST, -0800)
> > System clock synchronized: yes
> >               NTP service: n/a
> >           RTC in local TZ: no
> >
> The web app uses the browser's default time zone, which is normally
> taken from the operating system.
>
> I am in Eastern time zone.
>
> timedatectl
>                 Local time: Wed 2025-02-19 09:48:44 EST
>             Universal time: Wed 2025-02-19 14:48:44 UTC
>                   RTC time: Wed 2025-02-19 14:48:44
>                  Time zone: America/New_York (EST, -0500)
> System clock synchronized: yes
>                NTP service: active
>            RTC in local TZ: no
>
> If you run this you can open the web app in Pacific Time zone. I tested
> this now:
>
> killall chrome
> TZ=America/Los_Angeles google-chrome
>
> In chrome navigate to the web app and see everything in that time zone.
>
> Peter
>
>
It's a feature of LibreWolf, it looks like LibreWolf sets
`privacy.resistFingerprinting` per default,
thus using UTC as default timezone. You can't use a different one.
Open in LibreWolf the page "about:config" and search for the setting
`privacy.resistFingerprinting`.
See LibreWolf FAQ at:
https://libreWwolf.net/docs/faq/#what-are-the-most-common-downsides-of-rfp-resist-fingerprinting

Google found it in a few seconds. Ah, LibreWolf disables Google in favor of
DuckDuckGo ;-)

You could try if If this also works on LibreWolf: disable the
`privacy.resistFingerprinting`
for the MythTV Web Application page, see
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-protection-against-fingerprinting
second entry: "How do I disable this protection for a website"

Roland
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