FTP server -vsftpd show wrong time +3 from my time

[david_1234]

Hello,
I have notice that when a file is creted on the ftp server the time is incorrect
when in my pi the time is 12:00:00
the file is 15:00:00

I have looked at the vsftpd .conf file , and it should use the system time

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# If enabled, vsftpd will display directory listings with the time
# in  your  local  time  zone.  The default is to display GMT. The
# times returned by the MDTM FTP command are also affected by this         
# option.
use_localtime=YES

do I need to change it to "no" ?

Thanks ,

[knute]

I checked my installation of vsftpd running on a Pi3+. I tried sending a file to it from my Xubuntu desktop and the times are correct. You might check to make sure that there aren't timezone issues with either your client or server computer. Changing the use_localtime option to NO might help you to find your problem by displaying the file times in Zulu.

[david_1234]

I have an IP camera theat uplaod files to the pi .
the camera time & date are correct (the same as the pi +- a few seconds).

what else it could be ?

[bjtheone]

What time zone are you in?

[knute]

I think it has to be a timezone problem. What timezone are you in? What are the contents of /etc/timezone? What is the output of the date command?

pi@raspberrypi3B-1:~ $ cat /etc/timezone
America/Chicago

pi@raspberrypi3B-1:~ $ date
Wed 08 Jul 2020 01:56:40 PM CDT