Description of problem: crond does not detect changes to /etc/localtime. That is, should one's timezone dst change and require upgrade of tzdata, crond continues on as if nothing has changes. crond needs to be restarted. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): vixie-cron-4.2-3.fc8 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. change local timezone rules for daylight-saving-time eg by upgrading tzdata rpm Actual results: crond continues as though nothing has changed Expected results: crond should check whether /etc/localtime timestamp has changed Additional info:
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 439720 ***