> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Josef Grosch > Sent: Friday, 19 January 2007 10:59 AM > To: hal > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Daylight savings time / 6.1 and 4.11 > > On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 01:31:22PM -0700, hal wrote: > > This came down from above?! > > > > Beginning in 2007, Daylight Savings Time will be lengthened > one month > > by starting three weeks earlier (2AM on the second Sunday > in March) > > and ending one week later (2AM on the first Sunday in November). > > > > > > What patch levels do I need to be at for my 4.7 and 6.1 > systems to be > > daylight savings 2007 ready? > > > > Currently: 4.11-RELEASE-p25 > > > > Currently: 6.1-RELEASE-p10 > > > > hal > > > This is an issue here at work. We have very many FreeBSD 4.x > machines and a > growing number of FreeBSD 6.x. The change when daylight > saving time starts > and ends is an issue for machines in the United States and, we think, > those in Canada. The way to check if your zone file is > correct is to do > > zdump -v /etc/localtime | more > > Look for the following > > > /etc/localtime Sun Mar 11 09:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 11 > 01:59:59 2007 PST isdst=0 gmtoff=-28800 > /etc/localtime Sun Mar 11 10:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 11 > 03:00:00 2007 PDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-25200 > /etc/localtime Sun Nov 4 08:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Nov 4 > 01:59:59 2007 PDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-25200 > /etc/localtime Sun Nov 4 09:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Nov 4 > 01:00:00 2007 PST isdst=0 gmtoff=-28800 > > If you see this, your zone file will handle the change > correctly. The 6.x > series has the corrected zone files. 4.x does not have this. > The best way > to handle this is to copy the zone file from > /usr/share/zoneinfo on a 6.x > machine to your 4.x. > > > Josef >
port misc/zoneinfo runs on all os versions, fixes all zone files caveat: current ports tree caveat: only works if the DST change has been added to the NIST master files .... mjt --------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please inform the sender and/or addressee immediately and delete the material. E-mails may not be secure, may contain computer viruses and may be corrupted in transmission. Please carefully check this e-mail (and any attachment) accordingly. No warranties are given and no liability is accepted for any loss or damage caused by such matters. --------------------------------------------------------------- ### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses by Bytecraft ### _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
