Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:45:12 +0100 From: Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> To: Lisa Casey <lisa@jellico.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Daylight Savings time Message-ID: <47C9C058.4010707@locolomo.org> In-Reply-To: <003501c87bd9$78cb53d0$d5b9bfcf@lisac> References: <003501c87bd9$78cb53d0$d5b9bfcf@lisac>
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Lisa Casey wrote: > Hi, > > I suspect my FreeBSD 5.2 system isn't going to handle the change to Daylight Savings Time correctly next weekend: > > zdump -v /etc/localtime | grep 2008 > /etc/localtime Sun Apr 6 06:59:59 2008 UTC = Sun Apr 6 01:59:59 2008 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=-18000 > /etc/localtime Sun Apr 6 07:00:00 2008 UTC = Sun Apr 6 03:00:00 2008 EDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-14400 > /etc/localtime Sun Oct 26 05:59:59 2008 UTC = Sun Oct 26 01:59:59 2008 EDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-14400 > /etc/localtime Sun Oct 26 06:00:00 2008 UTC = Sun Oct 26 01:00:00 2008 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=-18000 > > Could someone help me remember the steps I need to take to correct this? IIRC DST dates were changed last year and patches made for 6.x and CURRENT. I suppose these where not merged to the legacy branches. You can try zone files for a newer version, see if it works - or maybe while you're at it consider upgrading. Cheers, Erik -- Erik Nørgaard Ph: +34.666334818 http://www.locolomo.org
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