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Description of problem:
When cycling timezones via dateconfig (from one timezone to another, then back
again), the original timezone file becomes 0 length.  $date as a result defaults
to give UTC as the timezone.

However, after I then played with /usr/sbin/timeconfig I am no longer able to
duplicate the error.

I tried this on a couple different computers (RH7.3, dateconfig-0.7.5-7) and it
appears to be consistent.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
dateconfig-0.7.5-7

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1 - change timezone via dateconfig (from AST to PST)
2 - change it back (from PST to AST)

--> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic becomes 0 length...

3 - replace corrupted timezone file with the original
4 - run timeconfig (make changes or don't, doesn't matter) and save
5 - change timezone via dateconfig (from AST to PST)
6 - change it back (from PST to AST)

--> /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic unaltered...



Actual Results:  timezone file is altered, then truncated.  After timeconfig,
all is happy...

Expected Results:  Files stay consistent

Additional info:

[root@localhost Canada]# date
Wed Dec 11 12:44:43 AST 2002
[root@localhost Canada]# ll /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic
-rw-r--r--    3 root     root         1237 Dec 11 11:24
/usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic
[root@localhost Canada]# dateconfig
Shutting down ntpd:                                        [FAILED]
[root@localhost Canada]# date
Wed Dec 11 08:45:09 PST 2002
[root@localhost Canada]# ll /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic
-rw-r--r--    3 root     root         1020 Dec 11 08:45
/usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic
[root@localhost Canada]# dateconfig
Shutting down ntpd:                                        [FAILED]
[root@localhost Canada]# date
Wed Dec 11 16:45:37 UTC 2002
[root@localhost Canada]# ll /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic
-rw-r--r--    3 root     root            0 Dec 11 16:45
/usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic

(replaced Atlantic to original form...)

[root@localhost Canada]# timeconfig
[root@localhost Canada]# date
Wed Dec 11 12:47:44 AST 2002
[root@localhost Canada]# ll /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic
-rw-r--r--    3 root     root         1237 Dec 11 12:47
/usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic
[root@localhost Canada]# dateconfig
Shutting down ntpd:                                        [FAILED]
[root@localhost Canada]# date
Wed Dec 11 08:48:13 PST 2002
[root@localhost Canada]# ll /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic
-rw-r--r--    3 root     root         1237 Dec 11 08:47
/usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic
[root@localhost Canada]# dateconfig
Shutting down ntpd:                                        [FAILED]
[root@localhost Canada]# date
Wed Dec 11 12:48:48 AST 2002
[root@localhost Canada]# ll /usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic
-rw-r--r--    3 root     root     1237 Dec 11 12:47
/usr/share/zoneinfo/Canada/Atlantic