<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="MARGIN: 4px 4px 1px; FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV>When you say zone info file, do you mean tzdata?</DIV> <DIV>If so would this work:</DIV> <DIV>cp /etc/localtime /etc/localtime.bk </DIV> <DIV>cp ...tzdata /etc/localtime</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Guy Lessard Professeur CÉGEP de l'Outaouais Gatineau, Québec Canada >>> Jim McQuillan <jam@mcquil.com> 2007-03-15 14:01:06 >>> </DIV> <DIV style="COLOR: #000000">Shawn, I had a similar problem with a RHEL3 machine. I installed the tzdata package, and the zdump command shown below worked, but the date still didn't show right after the DST switch over on sunday. I found the problem was the /etc/localtime On some systems its a file that contains timezone info. On other systems it's a symlink to a file (in my case /usr/share/zoneinfo/EST5EDT). when you run a command that gets the current time, like the 'date' command, it looks at /etc/localtime. if that file or link isn't correct, it'll still report the wrong time. So, either you need to re-point that symlink at the correct zoneinfo file, or you need to copy the correct zoneinfo file on top of it. save a copy of the original file tho. And, there should be no problem doing this while the system is running. Jim McQuillan jam@Ltsp.org Shawn Powers wrote: > I thought my servers were all OK -- but I missed one. I have a lowly > ol' FC1 box, and there appears to be no tzdata update. I did get one > that someone had compiled, and now the tzdata is correct, but is there > anyway short of a reboot to get the system to "look again" at the tzdata > and change the clock? I don't know what process might manage that... > > Thanks for any insight, > -Shawn > > On Feb 23, 2007, at 1:52 PM, Petre Scheie wrote: > >> Most distros put out patches for the new DST almost two years ago when >> the law changing DST was enacted. So, if you've been keeping your >> system updated, you should already be covered. >> >> To see if you're patched, run this: >> >> /usr/sbin/zdump -v US/Central |grep 2007 >> >> Substitute your own timezone for Central. It will show you when DST >> will start and end for your timezone. If you see dates of Mar 11 and >> Nov 4, you're covered. >> >> Petre >> >> >> Jim Kronebusch wrote: >>> Does anyone know if most linux distros have already incorporated >>> updates for >>> the new daylight savings time changes? >>> I have seen things regarding updates for MS and Apple products, but >>> nothing on >>> Linux. >>> Thanks, >>> Jim Kronebusch >>> Cotter Tech Department >>> 507-453-5188 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> K12OSN mailing list >> K12OSN@redhat.com >> <A href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</A> >> For more info see <<A href="http://www.k12os.org">http://www.k12os.org</A>> >> --- >> This message checked for SPAM and Viruses by MailFoundry. >> If this is SPAM, please forward it to spam@mailfoundry.com > > -- > Shawn Powers > Technology Director > Inland Lakes Schools > PHN: 231-238-6868 x9174 > FAX: 509-356-7024 > spowers@inlandlakes.org > Work Website: <A href="http://techcorner.inlandlakes.org">http://techcorner.inlandlakes.org</A> > Personal Blog: <A href="http://www.brainofshawn.com">http://www.brainofshawn.com</A> > > --<Disclaimer, now required for frustrating reasons>-- > The views, opinions, visions, thoughts, comments, > sarcastic whims, forecasts, poetic outbursts, > cynical wit, future plans, implementation ideas, > OS preference, curricular insight, ice cream preference, > or anything else I might infer are not the > views of Inland Lakes Schools. Pretty much everything > I say, do, think, or imply with punctuation should be > considered my own delusions, and ignored completely. > > > _______________________________________________ > K12OSN mailing list > K12OSN@redhat.com > <A href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</A> > For more info see <<A href="http://www.k12os.org">http://www.k12os.org</A>> _______________________________________________ K12OSN mailing list K12OSN@redhat.com <A href="https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn">https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn</A> For more info see <<A href="http://www.k12os.org">http://www.k12os.org</A>> </DIV></BODY></HTML>