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Linux Systems and the New DST

Posted by kdawson on from the spring-forward-fall-flat dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The recent changes in the Daylight Saving Time will affect virtually all computer systems in the US one week from now. Microsoft has been busy preparing Windows users for 'Y2DST,' and all the major Linux distributions have also issued patches. How can you be sure your Linux systems are ready, and what can you do to get them ready if they're not? This how-to article at Linux-Watch answers both questions in simple language and with easy-to-follow instructions."

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  1. Re:A very simple *nix test by mdsolar · · Score: -1, Redundant

    For some reason Gnome is no longer allowing pasting to an xterm so here is is your post again showing two dashes:
    $ date --date="Mar 25 15:00:00 UTC 2006"
    $ date --date="Mar 25 15:00:00 UTC 2007"
    Works great. Thanks!

  2. Easy way to tell if you're patched... by IGnatius+T+Foobar · · Score: -1, Redundant

    To see if you're all set, do this: $ zdump -v America/New_York | grep 2007 America/New_York Sun Mar 11 06:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 11 01:59:59 2007 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=-18000 America/New_York Sun Mar 11 07:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Mar 11 03:00:00 2007 EDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-14400 America/New_York Sun Nov 4 05:59:59 2007 UTC = Sun Nov 4 01:59:59 2007 EDT isdst=1 gmtoff=-14400 America/New_York Sun Nov 4 06:00:00 2007 UTC = Sun Nov 4 01:00:00 2007 EST isdst=0 gmtoff=-18000 Substitute your timezone name as appropriate. Look for March 11 and November 4 in the output.

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