Re: Regarding timezone - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: Regarding timezone
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Msg-id 5419A751.3030108@aklaver.com
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In response to Re: Regarding timezone  (Dev Kumkar <devdas.kumkar@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: Regarding timezone
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On 09/17/2014 07:53 AM, Dev Kumkar wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 7:24 PM, Adrian Klaver
> <adrian.klaver@aklaver.com <mailto:adrian.klaver@aklaver.com>> wrote:
>
>     So you will need to determine what method you binaries use. If they
>     are using the system timezone data, you will need to update that.
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Just a hack here, how about copying
> "pgsql/share/postgresql/timezone/Etc/GMT-3" as
> "pgsql/share/postgresql/timezone/Europe/Moscow"
> This will make the *pg_timezone_names()* function to return output as
> follows:
>  >> "Europe/Moscow";"GMT-3";"03:00:00";f
>
> With this "now()" function returns expected data for Moscow timezone.
> Please let me know your comments here.

I am not that versed in the timezone handling to make a definitive
statement. I would say it should work until you upgrade. At that point
the new Moscow timezone should be correct and the change will not
matter. I would verify on the upgrade though.

>
> Regards..


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