Synopsis
tzdata enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
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Topic
An updated tzdata package that adds enhancements is now available.
Description
The tzdata package contains data files with rules for various time zones
around the world.
This updated package addresses the following changes to Daylight Savings
Time (DST) observations:
- as of June 24, 2008, for Brazil, all of Acre and parts of Amazonas that
used UTC+5, now use UTC+4. Previously, only parts of Para used UTC+3. Now,
all of Para use UTC+3.
- Mauritius is introducing DST on October 26, 2008, instead of November 1,
2008.
- Morocco is ending DST on August 31, 2008, instead of September 27, 2008.
- Pakistan is ending DST on October 31, 2008, instead of August 31, 2008.
Users in the affected locales, or users interacting with people or systems
in the affected locales, are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which adds these enhancements.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Affected Products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2 ia64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.7 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.7 s390
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.7 ppc
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
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BZ - 452679
- [RHEL 5] Brazil time zone changes
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BZ - 452680
- [RHEL 4] Brazil time zone changes
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BZ - 452681
- [RHEL 3] Brazil time zone changes
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BZ - 452682
- [RHEL 2.1] Brazil time zone changes
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BZ - 460161
- [RHEL 4] Mauritius introducing Daylight Savings Time on October 26, 2008
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BZ - 460164
- [RHEL 3] Mauritius introducing Daylight Savings Time on October 26, 2008
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BZ - 460165
- [RHEL 2.1] Mauritius introducing Daylight Savings Time on October 26, 2008
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BZ - 460363
- [CRM#1853364] [RHEL 2.1] Morocco will end DST early, urgent tzdata update required
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BZ - 460364
- [CRM#1853364] [RHEL 4] Morocco will end DST early, urgent tzdata update required
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BZ - 460365
- [CRM#1853364] [RHEL 5] Morocco will end DST early, urgent tzdata update required
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BZ - 460458
- [RHEL 4] Pakistan - PKTS has been extended to October !! need a new tzdata
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BZ - 460459
- [RHEL 3] Pakistan - PKTS has been extended to October !! need a new tzdata
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BZ - 460460
- [RHEL 2.1] Pakistan - PKTS has been extended to October !! need a new tzdata
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
Click a package name for more details.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM |
x86_64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
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SHA-256: e99ba3b90ded447406ba8792c4a1114349f919379a63c9203bebebff68df6046 |
ia64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: e99ba3b90ded447406ba8792c4a1114349f919379a63c9203bebebff68df6046 |
i386 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: e99ba3b90ded447406ba8792c4a1114349f919379a63c9203bebebff68df6046 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4
SRPM |
x86_64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
ia64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
i386 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.7
SRPM |
x86_64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
ia64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
i386 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM |
x86_64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: e99ba3b90ded447406ba8792c4a1114349f919379a63c9203bebebff68df6046 |
i386 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: e99ba3b90ded447406ba8792c4a1114349f919379a63c9203bebebff68df6046 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4
SRPM |
x86_64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
ia64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
i386 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM |
x86_64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: e99ba3b90ded447406ba8792c4a1114349f919379a63c9203bebebff68df6046 |
i386 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: e99ba3b90ded447406ba8792c4a1114349f919379a63c9203bebebff68df6046 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4
SRPM |
x86_64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
i386 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM |
s390x |
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: e99ba3b90ded447406ba8792c4a1114349f919379a63c9203bebebff68df6046 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4
SRPM |
s390x |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
s390 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 4.7
SRPM |
s390x |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
s390 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM |
ppc |
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: e99ba3b90ded447406ba8792c4a1114349f919379a63c9203bebebff68df6046 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4
SRPM |
ppc |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 4.7
SRPM |
ppc |
tzdata-2008e-1.el4.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: c1dba1cd39fa54fc1b7e26dcc11ebe0f943348d96674106716a66647c37a61d7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM |
x86_64 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: e99ba3b90ded447406ba8792c4a1114349f919379a63c9203bebebff68df6046 |
i386 |
tzdata-2008e-1.el5.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: e99ba3b90ded447406ba8792c4a1114349f919379a63c9203bebebff68df6046 |