Time zone notes - Revision history

Hutch at 23:05, 28 March 2008

2008-03-28T23:05:55Z

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	* From [http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/dst/faq/#QcSw DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)]:		* From [http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/dst/faq/#QcSw DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)]:
	Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?		Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?
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	Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files. Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.		Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files. Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.

Hutch: /* Solaris */

2008-03-28T23:05:46Z

Solaris

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	* From [http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/dst/faq/#QcSw DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)]:		* From [http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/dst/faq/#QcSw DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)]:
-	** Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?	+	Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?
-	Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files. Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.	+	Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files. Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.

Hutch at 23:05, 28 March 2008

2008-03-28T23:05:30Z

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	* From [http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/dst/faq/#QcSw DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)]:		* From [http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/dst/faq/#QcSw DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)]:
-	Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?	+	** Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?
	Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files. Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.		Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files. Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.

Hutch: /* Solaris */

2008-03-28T23:04:49Z

Solaris

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	* From [http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/dst/faq/#QcSw DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)]:		* From [http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/dst/faq/#QcSw DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)]:
-	Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?	+	Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?
	Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files. Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.		Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files. Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.

Hutch at 23:04, 28 March 2008

2008-03-28T23:04:36Z

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	* From [http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/dst/faq/#QcSw DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)]:		* From [http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/dst/faq/#QcSw DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)]:
	Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?		Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?
-		+	Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files. Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.
-	* Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files.	+
-	Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread	+
-	new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.	+

Hutch at 23:04, 28 March 2008

2008-03-28T23:04:06Z

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	* Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files.		* Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files.
-	Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.	+	Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread
		+	new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.

Hutch at 22:56, 28 March 2008

2008-03-28T22:56:00Z

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	Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?		Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?

-	* Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files. Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.	+	* Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files.
		+	Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.

Hutch: /* Linux */

2008-03-28T22:55:34Z

Linux

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	== Linux ==		== Linux ==

-	* After updating ''tzdata'' on a RHEL 2.1 AS system, ''/etc/localtime'' may have to be recreated if it was a hard link or copy of an out-of-date time zone data file. See this [http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_61_9647.shtm Red Hat Knowledgebase] page.	+	* After updating ''tzdata'' on a RHEL 2.1 AS system, ''/etc/localtime'' may have to be recreated if it was a hard link or copy of an out-of-date time zone data file. See this [http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_61_9647.shtm Red Hat Knowledgebase] page. e.g.,
	# '''ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney /etc/localtime'''		# '''ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney /etc/localtime'''

Hutch at 22:55, 28 March 2008

2008-03-28T22:55:15Z

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	* After updating ''tzdata'' on a RHEL 2.1 AS system, ''/etc/localtime'' may have to be recreated if it was a hard link or copy of an out-of-date time zone data file. See this [http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_61_9647.shtm Red Hat Knowledgebase] page.		* After updating ''tzdata'' on a RHEL 2.1 AS system, ''/etc/localtime'' may have to be recreated if it was a hard link or copy of an out-of-date time zone data file. See this [http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_61_9647.shtm Red Hat Knowledgebase] page.
	# '''ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney /etc/localtime'''		# '''ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney /etc/localtime'''
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		+	== Solaris ==
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		+	* From [http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hubs/dst/faq/#QcSw DST: Daylight Saving Time Changes (2007)]:
		+	Q. The zoneinfo patch is just an update of regular files. So why do we need to reboot?
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		+	* Reboot is the only way to ensure that all applications running on the systems reread zoneinfo files. Zoneinfo database is once read in processes/applications and is never reread. The only way to let them reread new zoneinfo files is to restart the application/processes.

Hutch: New page: == Linux == * After updating ''tzdata'' on a RHEL 2.1 AS system, ''/etc/localtime'' may have to be recreated if it was a hard link or copy of an out-of-date time zone data file. See this ...

2008-03-28T22:54:09Z

New page: == Linux == * After updating ''tzdata'' on a RHEL 2.1 AS system, ''/etc/localtime'' may have to be recreated if it was a hard link or copy of an out-of-date time zone data file. See this ...

New page

== Linux ==

* After updating ''tzdata'' on a RHEL 2.1 AS system, ''/etc/localtime'' may have to be recreated if it was a hard link or copy of an out-of-date time zone data file. See this [http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_61_9647.shtm Red Hat Knowledgebase] page.
# '''ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/Australia/Sydney /etc/localtime'''