It happens on Ubuntu 14.04 too. # date Sun Oct 18 02:08:18 BRST 2015
# date --date=2015-10-18 date: invalid date ‘2015-10-18’ # date --date=2015-10-19 Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 BRST 2015 # lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to coreutils in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/354793 Title: date returns "invalid date" for some timezone's DST Status in apt package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in coreutils package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Status in apt source package in Dapper: Fix Released Status in coreutils source package in Dapper: Won't Fix Status in apt source package in Gutsy: Won't Fix Status in coreutils source package in Gutsy: Won't Fix Status in apt source package in Hardy: Fix Released Status in coreutils source package in Hardy: Won't Fix Status in apt source package in Intrepid: Fix Released Status in coreutils source package in Intrepid: Won't Fix Status in apt source package in Jaunty: Fix Released Status in coreutils source package in Jaunty: Won't Fix Bug description: Date command gives an error when trying to get a day that starts the daylight saving time. Examples: $ date --date=2008-10-18 Sáb Out 18 00:00:00 BRT 2008 $ date --date=2008-10-19 date: data inválida "2008-10-19" $ date --date=2008-10-20 Seg Out 20 00:00:00 BRST 2008 $ date --date=2009-10-17 Sáb Out 17 00:00:00 BRT 2009 $ date --date=2009-10-18 date: data inválida "2009-10-18" $ date --date=2009-10-19 Seg Out 19 00:00:00 BRST 2009 I checked this as a security bug as this can cause scripts to fail. For example, cron's apt script fails if update-stamp is in this day, causing the system to never more update periodically. In other words: Many servers can be out of date because of this bug. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/354793/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
