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Posted by Moe Trin on 02/17/07 02:55
On 16 Feb 2007, in the Usenet newsgroup alt.os.linux.mandriva, in article
<1171626692.145792.167160@m58g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>, sugapablo wrote:
>I have an old machine running Mandrake 9.2 and PHP 4.3.1 hosting
>several websites.
Last maintained when? Support ended two years ago, and with all of the
exploits since then, I'd hate to have a system that old near a network.
>With the coming changes to daylight savings time in March 2007, what
>are my options in correcting the current calculation on this machine?
Really, I would replace it with a modern distribution. IF YOU ABSOLUTELY
MUST retain it, then you have one sure option, and one possible.
1. Sure option:
ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tz*2007b.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 8800 0 187437 Feb 12 14:34 tzcode2007b.tar.gz
-rw-r--r-- 1 8800 0 157432 Feb 12 14:34 tzdata2007b.tar.gz
Put those into their own directories, un-tar, and follow the instructions
in the tzcode file. The tool you'll need is 'zic' which is part of that
package.
NOTE FOR OTHERS: The difference between the tzdata2007a and tzdata2007b
packages is only a notice in the "leapseconds" file, announcing that there
will not be a leapsecond at the end of June. If you have tzdata2007a,
there is no need to update.
>Ideal option: RPM patch.
2. Possible option:
Get the latest tzdata rpm from a Mandrake/Mandriva updates server. If you
are not in The Bahamas, version 2006p is adequate. If you are not in Canada
or Bermuda, version 2006n is acceptable. As root, try the following command
rpm -F --test /path/to/tzdata2006mumble.rpm
(making suitable substitution for package filename and location). If rpm
does not barf, you can run the command again without the --test option to
actually do the upgrade. Then, restart all applications (a reboot might
be required in some cases).
>Worst option: upgrade OS (it's a very old machine).
No, that's the best option. If the hardware doesn't have the horsepower to
be running the latest bells/whistles of Mandriva, consider another
distribution. Remember also that X really has no place on a server, because
_USERS_ have no place on a server, and X is drawing pictures that no one
can see. Wasted CPU cycles.
Old guy
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