Bug 698612

Summary: Timezone update - DST cancelled in Egypt
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Reporter: Petr Machata <pmachata>
Component: tzdataAssignee: Petr Machata <pmachata>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: qe-baseos-daemons
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Version: 3.9CC: aehassan, mnewsome
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Description Petr Machata 2011-04-21 11:40:02 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #698397 +++

Created attachment 493602 [details]
removes DST in Egypt starting 2011

Description of problem:
Egypt's interim government have cancelled DST.  Current version of timezone files would incorrectly switch to EEST at the end of this month.  Patch attached.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.TZ=Africa/Cairo date -d "next month"
  
Actual results:
Time given in EEST


Expected results:
Time should be in EET

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Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-06 08:35:21 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2011-0493.html