time zone set 2

[bhawani123]

Hello Guys,

I have been facing time zone problem in my ultra 10 solaris 2.7 system.
I use the netscape communicator for mail and download the
mail through pop3 server.
I am in india and I defined the TZ=GMT-5 in /etc/default/init file.so whenver I send a mail through
solaris system I get a 30 minutes difference.
Can anybody tell me how to define 30 minutes in TIMEZONE file?

Regd,
Ajay lohani

 

[cfsalmeida]

just try TZ=GMT-5:30

You can also use "zic" to compile you one TIMEZONE...

Regards,

Carlos Almeida,

 

[bhawani123]

Hello Carlos Almeida,

I checked the /usr/shae/lin/zoninfo directory.There is
no GMT-5:30 file.
Can you send me the syntax for zic compiler?

Regd,
Ajay lohani

 

[sharadmarathe]

Hello

You will find zic in /use/bin/zic.

Try "man zic" for more info.

Kind regards

Sharad Marathe

 

[sharadmarathe]

My apology for wrong info.

zic is in /usr/sbin and not in /usr/bin

 

[cfsalmeida]

If you want to create you own TIMEZONE, with the GMT-5:30 file you can use the following:

# cd /usr/share/lib/zoneinfo
# echo 'Zone INDIA 5:30 - INST' | zic -

The name of the file will be INDIA, and use INST for (India Standard Time), to test you can use:
# export TZ=INDIA;date

if you need more options like daylight saving or other formats, you can use rules, check zic man pages.

Regards,

Carlos Almeida,

 

[bhawani123]

Thanks Carlos Almeida.

It is working fine.

Thanks & Regard's
Ajay lohani