From: Bruce Zimmer (b.r.zimmer@WORLDNET.ATT.NET)
Date: Mon Oct 28 2002 - 11:05:05 EST
This AM we were checking the time on our servers. A new server that had
recently been set up (within the last 4 months) was still displaying
EDT. I checked the TZ variable and it was set to "EST5EDT,," (sans
quotes) Upon investigation we find that the extra commas at the end were
being set from /etc/environment. I checked on another box that had the
correct time and no commas in the TZ variable, I used smit to update the
time zone and it added the commas to the TZ variable in
/etc/environment.
Both boxes are at 4.3.3 ML10. Why is smit adding the commas? What is
their purpose? If smit is adding them I assume that it is a valid
format, but then why is the time not being displayed properly after the
change from Daylight savings time?
Bruce Zimmer
Central Data Systems
(248) 615-4644 (direct)
(248) 705-9231 (cell)
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