Here is the process we used for the Commonwealth Games (when the
end of Daylight saving was stretched for this year..) This does all
timezone files even though this procedure below only talks about
Australia.
NB The file name is now dated... user the appropriate current tzdata
file !!!
procedure 8--
- save the file (tzdata2005r.tar.gz) into /usr/src/share/zoneinfo then
as root
# cd /usr/src/share/zoneinfo
# tar zxf tzdata2005r.tar.gz
# make
# make install
# cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Melbourne /etc/localtime
# chmod 600 /etc/localtime
Elapsed time - about as fast as you type the commands.
This will update _all_ Australian timezone files (and apply various
other
international updates also) on that host. repeat as necessary on other
hosts.
!*!*!*!
a sanity check
# zdump -v /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Melbourne | grep 2006
before and after the procedure.
Before- the results will show Daylight saving ending in March
After - the results will show it ending correctly on the 1st Sunday in
April.
Similar tests can be run for Adelaide, Sydney etc.
Also a test with Brisbane returns nothing as they don't
use DST rules. Neither does Lindeman but Lord_Howe does sigh
end procedure 8--
NB you may need to update this file also _before_ doing the above ...
(Im not sure, but our net weenie said it was necessary)
/usr/share/misc/iso3166
Murray Taylor
Special Projects Engineer
Bytecraft Systems
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direction.
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-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
Carlos A. Carnero Delgado
Sent: Saturday, 29 July 2006 1:20 AM
To: Martin McCormick
Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: How to Change the Time Zone Rules?
Hello,
On 7/28/06, Martin McCormick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My question is, How do I get there from here?
See zic(8). It's very easy.
Best regards,
Carlos.
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