Re: FIX FOR HAMM: timezone problem
On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Dale Scheetz wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, John Goerzen wrote:
>
> > Investigating the matter revealed that /etc/timezone said
> > US/Central. running /usr/sbin/tzconfig and setting it to
> > SystemV/CST6CDT fixed the problem.
> I'm sorry to disapoint you, but US/Central is a perfectly valid timezone.
> It is only intended for those parts of the central US where Daylight
> Savings Time is not practiced. You will notice that there are equivalet
> settings for the other timezones as well.
In tzconfig, it prompts you for your geographic area. Just about everyone
I can think of will select US if they are in the US. But if what you are
saying is correct, non of those settings are for people with Daylight
Savings Time. There should be an alternative list under the US section
that is for people with Daylight Savings Time.
Brandon
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