From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 19 00:37:23 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D242216A40F for ; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:37:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au) Received: from bcmelmx.bytecraft.au.com (bcmelmx.bytecraft.au.com [203.39.118.2]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45F4613C45E for ; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:37:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au) Received: from svmarshal2.bytecraft.internal (svmarshal2.bytecraft.internal [10.0.0.3]) by bcmelmx.bytecraft.au.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l0J0bLeA094770; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:37:21 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au) Received: from svmailmel.bytecraft.internal (Not Verified[10.0.0.24]) by svmarshal2.bytecraft.internal with MailMarshal (v6, 1, 4, 441) id ; Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:37:21 +1100 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:36:05 +1100 Message-ID: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F126733C@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Daylight savings time / 6.1 and 4.11 Thread-Index: Acc7YNT515iS0uNXSzu7qOaWktyQnQAALRvg From: "Murray Taylor" To: , "hal" Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Daylight savings time / 6.1 and 4.11 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 00:37:24 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] 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 >=20 > On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 01:31:22PM -0700, hal wrote: > > This came down from above?! > >=20 > > Beginning in 2007, Daylight Savings Time will be lengthened=20 > one month =20 > > by starting three weeks earlier (2AM on the second Sunday=20 > in March) =20 > > and ending one week later (2AM on the first Sunday in November). > >=20 > >=20 > > What patch levels do I need to be at for my 4.7 and 6.1=20 > systems to be > > daylight savings 2007 ready? > >=20 > > Currently: 4.11-RELEASE-p25 > >=20 > > Currently: 6.1-RELEASE-p10 > >=20 > > hal >=20 >=20 > This is an issue here at work. We have very many FreeBSD 4.x=20 > machines and a > growing number of FreeBSD 6.x. The change when daylight=20 > 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=20 > correct is to do >=20 > zdump -v /etc/localtime | more >=20 > Look for the following >=20 >=20 > /etc/localtime Sun Mar 11 09:59:59 2007 UTC =3D Sun Mar 11=20 > 01:59:59 2007 PST isdst=3D0 gmtoff=3D-28800 > /etc/localtime Sun Mar 11 10:00:00 2007 UTC =3D Sun Mar 11=20 > 03:00:00 2007 PDT isdst=3D1 gmtoff=3D-25200 > /etc/localtime Sun Nov 4 08:59:59 2007 UTC =3D Sun Nov 4=20 > 01:59:59 2007 PDT isdst=3D1 gmtoff=3D-25200 > /etc/localtime Sun Nov 4 09:00:00 2007 UTC =3D Sun Nov 4=20 > 01:00:00 2007 PST isdst=3D0 gmtoff=3D-28800 >=20 > If you see this, your zone file will handle the change=20 > correctly. The 6.x > series has the corrected zone files. 4.x does not have this.=20 > The best way > to handle this is to copy the zone file from=20 > /usr/share/zoneinfo on a 6.x > machine to your 4.x.=20 >=20 >=20 > Josef > port misc/zoneinfo runs on all os versions, fixes all zone files=20 caveat: current ports tree caveat: only works if the DST change has been added to the NIST=20 =20 master files ....=20 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.=20 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 ###