tyme Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I'm pretty sure we answered the original question in various forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 and this should include everything anyone wants to know about your linux system and the new DST :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpatrick Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 tyme, the method in your link doesn't work with LE2005/mdv10.2. You have to do everything they say in the link plus add these steps: # rm /etc/localtime # ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/<insert your city timezone> /etc/localtime You have to do this for all earlier mandriva/mandrake systems as well as earlier RH based systems. In these systems, /etc/localtime is a binary instead of a link to the appropriate time zone info file. The above two steps remove the localtime binary and create the appropriate link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyme Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 thanks. i didn't test it, and i think the article was aimed at distro versions that aren't 2 years old ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjo Posted March 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 tyme, Thanks for that link. I will give it a try when I get home to my Mandriva box. If the fix works, then I don't have to lie to my computer and tell it that I live in Goose Bay Labrador Um....... apologies to anybody who actually does live in Goose Bay (I have been there... no fun) Banjo (_)=='=~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjo Posted March 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 I just followed the procedure in the link and it appears to be a success (if zdump is correct). I am running Mandriva 2006, and I had to link /etc/localtime as explained by pmpatrick: # mv /etc/localtime /etc/localtime-backup # ln -s /usr/share/zoneinfo/America/New_York /etc/localtime Then, when I check it, I get [root@localhost etc]# zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2007 /etc/localtime Sun Mar 11 06:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 11 01:59:59 2007 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=-18000 /etc/localtime Sun Mar 11 07:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 11 03:00:00 2007 EDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-14400 /etc/localtime Sun Nov 4 05:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Nov 4 01:59:59 2007 EDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-14400 /etc/localtime Sun Nov 4 06:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Nov 4 01:00:00 2007 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=-18000 We shall see this weekend what the system does. Thanks to all. Linux Rocks! Banjo (_)=='=~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2 Posted March 8, 2007 Report Share Posted March 8, 2007 If your using Sun Java... it turns out that Sun's Java has its own copy of the Olson tzdata, and computes local time independently of the underlying OS, so you'll need to be sure the JRE is updated as well: http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArt.../USDST_Faq.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Scrimpshire Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 So as long as all your work computers, and all the servers, and the computers of everyone you work with are all fully-updated linux systems, there can't be any problems! I'm using Windows XP on my laptop now because of work and school. It is already set for this change. I did nothing more than have Automatic updates turned on. I did nothing consciously. I just tested by moving my clock forward till 1:59 tomorrow morning and it set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjo Posted March 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Seamless transition! :D I booted the computer this morning and the time was correct. Thanks to all. Linux rocks! Banjo (_)=='=~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfitpierce Posted March 12, 2007 Report Share Posted March 12, 2007 Im on Mandriva 07' and it set itself ahead automatically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassplayer Posted March 9, 2008 Report Share Posted March 9, 2008 well, the government is doing a study to see if this change saves any energy (based on the idea that more people use energy - light, etc. - in the evening than early in the morning), so I guess we'll find out if there's a point to it. Well, the results of that study is finally out and the result? Yup, you're spending more $$$ on utilities because of the new DST changes. That's the government for you. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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