Timezone And Time...

[Antikx]

I accidently clicked cancel when the timezone window came up on first boot.
Later I install the America timezone package just to be safe.
I tired changing the timezone through the GUI, but changes didn't seem to stick.
I tried making a symbolic from the Wininpeg zone to /etc/localtime
   -this sets the right timezone even after a reboot, but the time is wrong after a reboot.
   -when I use the date command to correct the time it changes the timezone to CDT
I tried using the GUI to change the timezone, but it doesn't change anything even after a logout and log back in.
Can someone give me guidence on this, please?

[Antikx]

My misunderstanding of the how the timezones work lead me into believing that my blessed OZ install was faulty. It was not. The user was faulty.  I was trying to fix something that wasn't broken.
Installing the timezome package, making the symbolic link, doing a: ntpdate time.handhelds.org and ignoring what the GUI says is all that's needed.