Kirk Wolf  wrote:

>>Wouldn't it be great if you didn't have to configure default system 
>>environment variables like TZ for each and every job?

It would be great, but if your system is using LE, then whatever the default is 
setup in LE (CEE parmlib member or CEE option module depending on LE library 
used), is used, unles you set up your own TZ for EACH application. [1] 


>>Headline: Provide option for dubbed processes to inherit environment from 
>>init process

Question: add another requirement - that dubbed proc can either accept 
inheretance or not. If not, use its own defaults if not setup (own TZ).


Paul Gilmartin wrote:

>Many years ago, I submitted a PMR to the effect that when TZ is unset the time 
>zone should default not to UTC but to system time, as on many other UNIX 
>systems.  It was rejected on the ground that such behavior would be 
>incompatible with AIX.

Good PMR, but why, oh why was it ultimately rejected? Whoever rejected that PMR 
are either bored or too lazy.


>Where's /etc/localtime when you need it?

I also don't see or missed it after searching my z toys. Do you need to create 
it manually? But *will* it be used at all?

Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht

[1] - I had to show my SMTP (actually CSSMTP) team how to setup a member 
containing TZ=GMT-2 statement. They could do it on other LPARs where needed.

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