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IV24990: TIMEZONE ENTRY 'AMERICA/MONCTON' MISSING FROM THE LINUX TZMAPPIN GS FILE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: N/A
    .
    Stack Trace: N/A
    .
    JDK outputs incorrect time zone information for America/Moncton
    time zone.
    

Local fix

  • -Duser.timezone=America/Moncton
    

Problem summary

  • Since there are no OS to Java timezone mappings existed in
    tzmappings file for reported timezone, JDK fails to pick up
    right timezone from operating system setting.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This defect will be fixed in:
    6.0.0 SR12
    5.0.0 SR15
    6.0.1 SR4
    7.0.0 SR3
    .
    Added the entry for America/Moncton in Linux tzmappings file
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV24990

  • Reported component name

    JAVA CLASS LIBS

  • Reported component ID

    620700130

  • Reported release

    600

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2012-07-20

  • Closed date

    2012-09-27

  • Last modified date

    2012-09-27

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

    IV24991

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    JAVA CLASS LIBS

  • Fixed component ID

    620700130

Applicable component levels

  • R600 PSY

       UP

  • R700 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 September 2012