Re: Daylight Savings time.

From: support (support@xiatecs.net)
Date: Mon Oct 28 2002 - 20:30:36 EST


Bruce,

I know there is a fix for your problem but I thought it is included in ML10.
Check out the fixes database for an APAR.

XiaTecs Suport Team
support@xiatecs.net
www.xiatecs.net
  -----Original Message-----
  From: IBM AIX Discussion List [mailto:aix-l@Princeton.EDU]On Behalf Of
Bruce Zimmer
  Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 11:05 AM
  To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
  Subject: Daylight Savings time.

  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)

  bzimmer@centraldata.com



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