* Greg Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [01-20-07 17:03]:
> I have the following two files --
>
> /etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Chicago
> /etc/localtime.rpmnew
>
> If I run diff /etc/localtime /etc/localtime.rpmnew I get back "localtime and
> localtime.rpmnew differ". No details, just that message. The same thing
> happens if I substitute the /usr/share/... for localtime in the diff
> command. If I do a cat localtime.rpmnew I get back TZifUTC. If I do a cat
> localtime, I get back a half-dozen lines or so of unprintable characters
> (apparently it's a binary file). The date on localtime is 1/19. The date
> on localtime.rpmnew is 11/25. So, this rpmnew has come out since localtime
> was created. Somehow I don't feel comfortable swapping the rpmnew in for
> the rpm. Suggestions?
first you need to find out what the first line indicates,
"/etc/localtime -> /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/Chicago"
it is not what you think and it is good that you feel uncomfortable
about swapping the files.
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